Mindfulness Research

Science

Finding a Way to Measure and Study Our Internal Attention

When it comes to mental health, our internal world may matter more than we think. Read More

Misty Pratt

Health

Can a Mindfulness-Based Therapy Replace Opioids?

Caren Osten Gerszberg

Mindfulness Research

How Your Brain Falls for the Wrong Ideas

Amishi Jha

Mindfulness Research

Study considers whether meditation training enhances social behavior—or decreases it

A recent set of studies shows that while mindfulness may enhance self-awareness, it does not necessarily increase prosocial behavior. Read More

B Grace Bullock PhD
June 3, 2021

Mindfulness Research

Mindfulness May Enhance Your Generosity

The latest new research on mindfulness meditation. Read More

B Grace Bullock PhD
March 11, 2021

Mindfulness Research

The Power of One Act of Kindness

New research shows the ripple effect one act of kindness can have on an entire community. Read More

Jill Suttie
February 17, 2021

Mindfulness Research

How Mindfulness Shifts Our Perception of Time

The passage of time seems to speed up as we get older—but research finds this unnerving phenomenon may be allayed by learning to more attentively savor all the familiar details of our lives. Read More

Sharon Begley
February 4, 2021

Mindfulness Research

What the Longest Study on Happiness Reveals About Building a Fulfilling Life

Most of us have an idea about what would make us happier: more free time, more money, more popularity. Robert Waldinger, a Harvard researcher, reveals that the key to a happy life might be right in front of us. Read More

Mindful Staff
January 20, 2021

Mindfulness Research

Empathy Fatigue is All Too Real

Feeling empathy for others’ pain is innately human, but it can be stretched too thin. Here’s why we get numbed to horrific events—and how to preserve our tenderness and our desire to help. Read More