Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice
March 1, 2019
Benjamin Baird, Brady A. Riedner, Melanie Boly et al.
41 citations
Strong conceptual and theoretical connections have been made between meditation practice, mindfulness and lucid dreaming. However, only a handful of empirical studies have evaluated the relationship between lucid dreaming and meditation, and conclusions remain tempered by methodological limitations. Here we evaluate the relationship between meditation, mindfulness and lucid dream frequency...
EEG Signal Processing: Feature extraction, selection and classification methods
February 28, 2019
L. Tee, W. Y. Leong
In this study, the focus is placed on measures of brain activities that are associated with meditation. With the intention that a physiological common ground that is universal across differing meditative activities could be found here. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is the selected method of measurement. EEG measurement produces a time series signal that represents the neural activity of the brain....
Psychoneuroendocrinology
February 26, 2019
Liudmila Gamaiunova, Pierre-Yves Brandt, Guido Bondolfi et al.
Previous research links contemplative practices, such as meditation, with stress reduction. However, little is known about the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship. This study compares the physiological stress response (reactivity and recovery) measured by changes in salivary cortisol, heart rate, heart rate variability, and the associated stress-related ratings in long-term...
Frontiers in Psychology
February 26, 2019
Xu Wang, Connie Smith, Laura Ashley et al.
Objective: Studies on psychological techniques to reduce stroke-related anxiety and/or distress are limited. More scarce is research on tailoring such techniques to suit stroke survivors' needs, including the needs of those with aphasia. To address this gap, we report two sequential studies. Study 1 explored preferred psychological techniques (i.e., mindfulness and relaxation) and ways to...
American Dharma
February 26, 2019
Ann Gleig
Certain patterns have developed around meditation and enlightenment, or awakening, as many prefer to call it, in the American Insight network. Network here is defined as a loose affiliation of individuals and communities that prioritize Vipassana meditation as their central practice and trace their immediate Buddhist roots to Burmese and Thai Theravadin lineages. One current network emphasizes...
American Dharma
February 26, 2019
Ann Gleig
This chapter examines the ambivalent relationship between American Buddhist convert communities and the mindfulness movement, and tracks some of the major patterns around mindfulness that have emerged from within those communities. It argues that the mindfulness movement should be located in the lineage of scientific rationalism, one of the three main discourses of modern Buddhism, and is...
Current Opinion in Psychology
February 23, 2019
Jon Kabat‐zinn
55 citations
The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will.No one is compos sui if he have it not.An education which should improve this faculty would be the education par excellence.But it is easier to define this ideal than to give practical instructions for bringing
Mindfulness
February 22, 2019
Michael Rönnlund, Antonina Koudriavtseva, Linnea Germundsjö et al.
53 citations
To investigate the relationship between mindfulness and aspects of time perspective (TP, i.e., habitual views of past, present, future). We examined cross-sectional associations between an established measure of mindfulness (FFMQ) and an extended version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (Swedish ZTPI; S-ZTPI) in a sample with little experience of mindfulness training (n = 212). In...
Frontiers in Psychology
February 22, 2019
Caroline di Bernardi Luft, Никита Дрозд, Michael J. Banissy et al.
22 citations
Experienced meditators often report spontaneous visual imagery during deep meditation in the form of lights or other types of visual images. These experiences are usually interpreted as an "encounters with light" and gain mystical meaning. Contrary to the well-studied intentional and controlled visual imagery, spontaneous imagery is poorly understood, yet it plays an important role in...
SAGE Open Nursing
February 21, 2019
Cphq Elaina Vivian, Hellen Oduor Cphq Lssgb, Sharina R. Arceneaux Rn-Bc Nea-Bc et al.
Introduction Workplace stress and burnout may influence nurses’ physical and emotional well-being, which can impact the quality of care patients receive and their overall satisfaction with their hospitalization. Objectives The objectives of the study were to evaluate whether there are significant statistical relationships between nurses’ perceived stress, frequency of stressors, mindfulness,...