Mindfulness meditation during difficult times
[This post is an updated version of my post "Mindfulness meditation during shutdown" (12-04-2020), written during
Attention
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Mechanisms of Meditation: How do positive effects of meditation come about?
Here we summarise a long list of proposed mechanisms of meditation that outline how positive change resulting from mindfulness meditation
Meditation Research Roundup 2021-01
đź“„Summary of meditation research 2021-01: In the meditation research roundups I summarise meditation research, highlighting exciting new studies about
The 5 best mindfulness questionnaires
Introduction and Overview Mindfulness questionnaires belong to the standard toolbox of most meditation and mindfulness researchers. Scientists can choose from
The Science of Mindfulness Meditation
A brief explanation of the science of mindfulness meditation, how meditation works from a scientific perspective, what psychology and neuroscience
Mechanisms of Mindfulness - The IAA model
Mechanisms of mindfulness meditation: The Intention – Attention – Attitude model A good understanding how mindfulness meditation unfolds its beneficial effects is
Mindfulness - History and Key Principles
The history of mindfulness-based stress reduction Mindfulness meditation entered public awareness through the pioneering work of Jon Kabat-Zinn
Negative side effects of meditation
Given the rising popularity of meditation as a means to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing, it may seem
The Liverpool Mindfulness Model
n my recent review paper on attentional control mechanisms in mindfulness meditation I also presented our Liverpool Mindfulness Model. The
Cognition and Emotion in Meditation
Research has convincingly shown the positive effects of mindfulness meditation practice on attentional mechanisms. I discussed some of these findings
Loving Kindness Meditation - and the brain
The majority of current research into meditation so far focused on mindfulness-based practices and similar methods. Recently, this has
How mindfulness meditation works
Buddhist mindfulness practices have been around for more than 2500 years. Now, revamped in psychological, therapeutic and neuroscientific contexts, questions
