Anxiety
Can a Mindfulness-Based Therapy Replace Opioids?
As opioid addiction rates continue to climb, some chronic pain patients find that mindfulness helps by opening up space for acceptance and curiosity.
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Mindfulness Research
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Category: Mindfulness Research
Compassion
How Your Brain Falls for the Wrong Ideas
Our own cognitive biases, combined with a fast-paced chaotic environment, wear down our ability to discern false narratives from facts. Amishi Jha explains the science on how to shift away from divisiveness and boost your brain’s resilience.
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Mindfulness Research
Hug a Cow, Calming LEGO, and Other Mindful News
From creative self-care to acts of pandemic kindness, read what’s new in the world of mindfulness.
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Calm
Can Mindfulness Reduce Stress for Latinx Families?
The latest research on how mindfulness affects body awareness, serves Latinx communities, and more.
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Compassion
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.
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Calm
How Self-Compassion Can Make Us More Resilient When We Make Mistakes
A recent study showed that we feel more self-compassion when we see that other people are imperfect, too.
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Calm
6 Meditation Apps That Are Worth the Price Tag
Thinking about signing up for a subscription-based mindfulness experience? Here are our four favorite premium mindfulness apps to consider—plus, two extra self-care apps that caught our attention.
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Anxiety
Is Mindfulness Helpful for Romantic Relationships?
The latest new research on mindfulness for concussions, mental health challenges, and more.
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Calm
Can Anyone Improve Their Own Well-Being?
Research from the Center for Healthy Minds is addressing the recent decline in well-being by proposing a training-based framework for “the cultivation of human flourishing.”
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Mindfulness Research
Encouraging Conversations About Race, Training the Brain, and More Mindfulness News
Keep up with the latest in the world of mindfulness.
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