Most research on meditation and mental health has focused on short-term interventions in novice populations, leaving the cumulative effects of long-term and advanced practice underexplored. Advanced meditation is defined as states, stages, and endpoints that arise with the maturation and mastery of mental-activity skills. This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 52 studies across four...
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based interventions are recommended for improving well-being. We evaluated the potential added value of shared meditation involving patients with cancer, health professionals, and third persons compared with patient-only meditation. METHODS: We designed a randomised controlled trial (CONSORT guidelines) to assess the benefit of shared meditation, where patients with...
Nonduality is a foundational but conceptually elusive notion across several contemplative traditions. Nondual traditions challenge the assumption that a subject-object structure characteristic of ordinary experience is an intrinsic feature of conscious awareness. However, little remains known about the neurocognitive mechanisms associated with such experiential state. Here, we investigated how...
Background Humanistic care competence and psychological resilience are essential for improving nursing quality, particularly in high-stress specialties such as obstetrics. However, effective interventions that simultaneously enhance both interpersonal and intrapersonal capacities among nurses remain limited. Methods A total of 87 obstetric nurses from a tertiary hospital in Hebei Province,...
Military MedicineJuly 2, 2026Alyssa D Frazier, Brian T Gregg, Elaina J DaLomba et al.
Abstract Introduction Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are formally endorsed within Army Holistic Health and Fitness doctrine to enhance mental readiness, cognitive performance, and psychological resilience. Despite growing empirical support for MBIs across civilian and military populations, provider preparedness for implementation within Army Medical Specialist Corps (SP) populations has...
HealthcareJuly 2, 2026Ana Leonor Couto, Daniel Humberto Pozza, Ricardo João Teixeira et al.
Background/Objectives: Medical students are frequently exposed to high levels of psychological stress due to demanding academic workloads and individual responsibilities. Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) have been increasingly explored as strategies to improve mental well-being of this population. The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the effects of MBIs on psychological...
Introduction: Meditation has shown benefits for mental health, yet difficulties may appear when practicing autonomously, particularly in people prone to anxiety or low self-esteem. The POEBRA (Program for Optimizing Self-Esteem and Benevolence and Reducing Anxiety) was developed to facilitate meditation learning through a structured, embodied, guided approach based on Full-Presence meditation....
This study aims to examine the relation between mindfulness and cognitive flexibility among university students. It also aimed to identify the level of mindfulness and the level of cognitive flexibility based the variables of gender, grade point average, and school year level. To achieve the aims of this study, the descriptive correlational approach was adopted through the use of the...
Public HealthJuly 1, 2026Anthony Rizk, Lea Farah, H. Sacre et al.
OBJECTIVES To explore the extent to which perceived mindfulness is associated with eHealth literacy levels while accounting for sociodemographic variables. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study. METHODS An online survey was conducted among 893 Lebanese adults from March to September 2024 using snowball sampling. The questionnaire collected sociodemographic data and responses to the validated...
In the modern corporate environment, employees often face high levels of stress due to demanding workloads and performance targets, adversely affecting their mental health. This research paper examines the impact of yoga and meditation on the mental well-being of corporate employees in Gautam Buddh Nagar, based on primary data collected from 100 individuals in Noida and Greater Noida. The...