Focus
Research on How Mindfulness Changes the Brain (and How It Doesn’t)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction may not change the structure of our brains, but scientists say that this isn’t necessarily a bad thing
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Compassion
How Mindfulness Is Giving Moments of Peace to Refugees
Aiming to foster inner peace and resilience for the millions of people forcibly displaced around the world, a team of scientists in Israel has designed a mindfulness program that meets refugees exactly where they are.
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Anxiety
Online Mindfulness-Based Therapy May Keep Depression at Bay
An online mindfulness program may help to bolster the effect of psychotherapy for those suffering from depression, a new study finds.
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Anxiety
The Mindfulness Skill That Is Crucial for Stress
A study suggests that practicing acceptance helps reduce our stress more than simple mindful awareness.
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Anxiety
Feeling Separate When You’re Anxious: Two Mindfulness Practices to Reconnect
Feeling isolated can exacerbate anxiousness—Here are two MBSR practices to help you get back in touch with the emerging moment, in touch with yourself, and with other people.
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Anxiety
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Defining Mindfulness
What is mindfulness? The founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction explains.
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Anxiety
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy May Reduce Recurrent Depression Risk
Two co-authors of a new landmark paper discuss their findings that MBCT may be comparable to antidepressants in treating recurrent depression.
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Anxiety
Is Mindfulness Safe?
The practice of mindfulness has many benefits, but there may be risks as well. Here we explore the three key dimensions of a safe mindfulness practice.
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