Background An increasing number of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) studies
are being conducted with nonclinical populations, but very little is known about their …

Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the
general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices …

Contemporary scholarship on mindfulness casts it as a form of purely nonevaluative
engagement with experience. Yet, traditionally mindfulness was not intended to operate in a …

Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is
known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in …

Background Mindfulness-based therapies are being used in a wide range of common
chronic conditions in both treatment and prevention despite lack of consensus about their …

Background Mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) has become a popular form of intervention.
However, the existing reviews report inconsistent findings. Objective To clarify these …

Numerous studies have begun to address how the brain's gray and white matter may be
shaped by meditation. This research is yet to be integrated, however, and two fundamental …

This Campbell systematic review examines the effectiveness of school-based Mindfulness-
based interventions (MBIs) on cognition, behavior, socio-emotional outcomes and academic …

In recent years the concept of mindfulness has become increasingly popular, and with good
reason. A growing body of research indicates that mindfulness provides a number of …

Mindfulness—as a state, trait, process, type of meditation, and intervention has proven to be
beneficial across a diverse group of psychological disorders as well as for general stress …