Body image
October 17, 2026
Kriti Kelkar, Annika P C Lutz, Anna E Kornadt et al.
Instagram use has been linked to body image concerns. However, voluntarily abstaining from social media ("digital detox") as a strategy to mitigate this association has yielded mixed results. This raises the question of whether a complementary problem-focused intervention can strengthen the benefits of abstinence on body image outcomes. Building on this premise, the present one-week...
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
October 17, 2026
Winnie Zhuang, Laura E Michaelson, Yuko Munakata et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions have shown promise in supporting psychological well-being in children. However, mindfulness is commonly measured using self-report questionnaires, a method that might be problematic due to its reliance on children's accurate self-perceptions of their own mindfulness and the potential influence of social desirability bias. In the current study, we examined the...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 17, 2026
Alessandro Mahony
preprint
Harmony Meditation is a meditative practice codified in Italy in the 1990s by AlessandroMahony, derived from the Zen tradition and integrated with psychological, psychophysiological,and neuropsychological expertise. Unlike approaches such as Mindfulness and TranscendentalMeditation, it does not exhaust itself in non-judgmental observation or in the mechanicalrepetition of a mantra, but rather...
Psychopharmacology
October 17, 2026
Andreas Krabbe, Lena Lindström, Pilleriin Sikka et al.
Combining meditation with psychoactive substances is often assumed to be a niche practice centred on classic psychedelics. We sought to broaden this narrative in two cross-sectional studies. Study 1 used a broad naturalistic sample (N = 1,391) to examine the prevalence of substance use, meditation, and their simultaneous combination, as well as associations with subjective happiness. Study 2...
Revista Semilla Científica
October 16, 2026
Ildaura Gonzalez, Noreidis Rojas
El propósito de este artículo fue analizar el impacto de las estrategias de mindfulness en la autorregulación emocional en niños de educación preescolar. La metodología utilizada fue de tipo documental, basada en la revisión de artículos científicos y fuentes académicas relacionadas con el tema. Entre los principales hallazgos, se identificó que el uso de estrategias como la respiración...
Preprints.org
October 16, 2026
Russell McIntire, Elyse Ganss, Katelyn Matthews et al.
preprint
Schools are an integral setting for early prevention and promotion of mental health and well-being among children and adolescents. Nature-based mindfulness (NBM) interventions combine mindfulness practices with exposure to nature and may be a promising approach to supporting children and adolescent health and well-being. However, no review studies have comprehensively examined the evidence on...
Cureus
October 16, 2026
Caroline Griggs
Background: Orgasmic Meditation (OM) is a structured attention-training practice conducted between two people who follow a predefined set of detailed instructions.One person, the stroker, gently strokes the clitoris of the other person, the strokee, for 15 minutes while both place their attention on the point of contact and notice what they feel.Climax is not the goal.This study examined...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 16, 2026
Yunlong Jia
To handle the problem of resource scarcity and lack of personalization and adaptability in the traditional approach to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in dealing with college students with anxiety disorders, this study proposes the use of the natural language interface and adaptability properties of large language models (LLMs) to come up with an intelligent college-level MBCT...
International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology
October 15, 2026
Monita Thokchom, Bhagyashree Jogdeo, L. Devi et al.
Introduction: Heartfulness meditation is a simple, heart-based, and free daily practice designed to promote relaxation, inner peace, and emotional balance. It focuses on meditating on the heart while experiencing "yogic transmission" a subtle energy intended to foster inner transformation, empathy, and spiritual growth. Aims of the Study : to assess the effectiveness of Heartfulness meditation...
October 15, 2026
César Andrés Carmona-Cardona, Camila Montoya Osorio, Dubis Marcela Rincón Barreto
El estudio de la conducta agresiva y sus correlatos neurobiológicos, es un área de creciente interés en la comunidad académica. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la producción científica que aborda la relación entre las neurociencias, la violencia y el mindfulness, considerando algunos factores como la fecha de publicación, los autores, países e instituciones más productivas. Se realizó...