Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2021
Madhukar Dwivedi, Neha Dubey, Aditya Jain Pansari et al.
Previous cross-sectional studies reported positive effects of meditation on the brain areas related to attention and executive function in the healthy elderly population. Effects of long-term regular meditation in persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease dementia (AD) have rarely been studied. In this study, we explored changes in cortical thickness and gray matter...
Frontiers in Psychology
2021
Ramana V. Vishnubhotla, Rupa Radhakrishnan, Kestas Kveraga et al.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an intensive 8-day Samyama meditation program on the brain functional connectivity using resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI). Methods: Thirteen Samyama program participants (meditators) and 4 controls underwent fMRI brain scans before and after the 8-day residential meditation program. Subjects underwent fMRI with a blood...
Frontiers in Psychology
2021
Iana Bashmakova, Olga Shcherbakova
Creativity is a crucial prerequisite for innovation, successful problem solving, and self-expression, but how do we affect creative thinking in a positive way? The present study investigated the effects of open monitoring meditation (OMM) on creativity. We proposed that OMM will benefit creativity in metaphor production by cognitive flexibility (CF) enhancement. In the main study, participants...
PLoS One
2021
Jennifer Huberty, Megan E. Puzia, Linda Larkey et al.
Use of mindfulness mobile apps has become popular, however, there is little information about subscribers' perceptions of app content and its impact on sleep and mental health. The purpose of this study was to survey subscribers to Calm, a popular mindfulness meditation app, to explore perceived improvements in sleep and mental health, evaluate what components of the app were associated with...
SAGE Open Nursing
2021
B M Meena, B Manasa, Vinu Vijayakumar et al.
BACKGROUND: Meditation on Twin Hearts (MTH) involves blessing the earth to alleviate the sufferings, and praying for the well-being of the entire society using heart and crown chakra. This meditation is characterized by mechanisms of loving-kindness, self-healing imagery, and open awareness. PURPOSE: This study aims to identify the experiences and perceived benefits associated with practicing...
Frontiers in Psychology
2021
Larissa Bartlett, Marie-Jeanne Buscot, Aidan Bindoff et al.
50 citations
Objective: This study aimed to understand the associations between mindfulness, perceived stress, and work engagement in a very large sample of English-speaking adults, from 130 different countries. It also aimed to assess participants' self-reported changes following a 6-week mindfulness massive open online course (MOOC). Methods: Participants in the 6-week MOOC were invited to complete...
PLoS One
2021
Naomi Kakoschke, Craig Hassed, Richard Chambers et al.
49 citations
Medical students commonly experience elevated psychological stress and poor mental health. To improve psychological wellbeing, a 5-week mindfulness-based lifestyle course was delivered to a first-year undergraduate medical student cohort as part of the core curriculum. This study investigated the effects of the program on mental health, perceived stress, study engagement, dispositional...
Frontiers in Psychology
2021
Terje Sparby, Matthew D. Sacchet
68 citations
Classifying different meditation techniques is essential for the progress of meditation research, as this will enable discerning which effects are associated with which techniques, in addition to supporting the development of increasingly effective and efficient meditation-based training programs and clinical interventions. However, both the task of defining meditation itself, as well as...
Journal of surgical education
2021
Brian F Saway, Laurie W Seidel, Francis C Dane et al.
21 citations
Surgery requires operating room physicians to succumb to unpredictable schedules, long hours, and involved operations, which have led many to acquire maladaptive habits to attain focus in the OR. Research on mindfulness in the medical community has shown positive results on stress, burnout, and quality of life. However, due to the seemingly subjective nature of the benefits of mindfulness as...
INSIGHT: Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling
December 31, 2020
Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat stres remaja dan kebutuhan untuk mengembangkan video tutorial mindfulness-breathing meditation sebagai strategi dalam mengurangi stres remaja. Convenience sampling yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data pada 165 peserta didik. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah perceived stress scale (PSS) dan studi kebutuhan video mindfulness-breathing...