Jan 31, 2025 · Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to …

Oct 24, 2018 · Mindfulness may also be good for hearts that are already relatively healthy. Research suggests that meditating can increase respiratory sinus arrhythmia, the natural variations in heart rate that happen when we breathe that indicate better heart health and an increased chance of surviving a heart attack.

Jan 23, 2025 · Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a …

Jon Kabat-Zinn discusses what mindfulness and meditation are really about: presence of heart.

Jun 2, 2014 · Research says that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is an effective treatment for depression. A new study finds out why.

Sep 8, 2014 · Without mindfulness training, we may try to maintain attention by turning up the intensity or volume in order to keep things “interesting.” Through mindfulness practice, we instead learn how to turn up our attention, to practice presence independent of content, to bring our wholehearted attention to whatever is happening.

Feb 27, 2013 · Mindfulness is more than just moment-to-moment awareness, says Shauna Shapiro. It is a kind, curious awareness that helps us relate to ourselves and others with compassion.

Jan 10, 2020 · A new book explores how different mindfulness practices can change our relationship with depression.

Oct 16, 2017 · Some people cultivate mindfulness in order to hone their attention and focus, while others see it as a tool for a kinder attitude and more intentional behavior. While seemingly simple, practicing mindfulness actually involves a variety of skills.

The goal of this paper is to offer a comprehensive narrative review of the effects of mindfulness on psychological health. We begin with an overview of the construct of mindfulness, differences between BuddhistandWesternpsychologicalconceptualizationsofmindfulness, and how mindfulness has been integrated into Western medicine and psychology.