As awareness of ADHD in adults increases, so do efforts to develop effective treatments for adults that can complement, or substitute for, medication. One promising treatment is mindfulness meditation training. In mindfulness training, individuals learn ...
Date Posted: December 11, 2013
Categories: Adult ADHD, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Meditation
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With evidence growing that meditation can have beneficial health effects, scientists have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body.
A new study by researchers in Wisconsin, Spain, and France reports the first evidence of ...
Dec 11
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
GOMeditation may make us feel calmer while we’re doing it, but do these benefits spill over into everyday life?
Desborders et al. (2012) scanned the brains of people taking part in an 8-week meditation program, before and after the course.
While ...
Nov 21
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
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An easy, low cost, natural practice can help us boost our brain power, be healthier and more spiritually attuned as we age, and improve our quality of life and happiness. It could also reduce some of the staggering health care ...
Oct 28
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
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Imagine this scenario. You've purchased tickets for an outdoor music festival, featuring several of your favorite bands. The tickets are pricey -- $400 -- but it will be an experience to remember. Then, on the morning of the festival, a major storm ...
Sep 3
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Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce their own levels of stress and prevent burnout, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at UW-Madison's Waisman Center.
The results of the ...
Aug 29
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management
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Meditating just a modest amount may help curb cigarette smoking, even in smokers who don’t intend to quit, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
After a few hours of meditation, smokers ...
Aug 12
Categories: Addictions, Mindfulness Meditation
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University of Illinois graduate student Neha Gothe and her colleagues found that 20 minutes of yoga significantly improved participants’ reaction time and accuracy in tests of cognitive function. Gothe is now a professor of kinesiology at Wayne ...
Jun 7
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
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Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior.
A new study by researchers at the Center for ...
May 24
Categories: Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Meditation
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Students who did about an hour of "mindfulness training" for eight days subsequently did better on the GRE as well as tests of working memory and mind-wandering.
The Internet is probably destroying our attention spans and working memories, but ...
May 8
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Mindfulness ...
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Focusing on the present rather than letting the mind drift may help to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research from the Shamatha Project at the University of California, Davis.
The ability to focus mental resources on ...
Apr 2
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management
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If you think your inability to concentrate is a hopeless condition, think again - and breathe, and focus. According to a study by researchers at the UC Santa Barbara, as little as two weeks of mindfulness training can significantly improve one's ...
Mar 27
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Mindfulness ...
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Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness programme report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like symptoms. The ...
Mar 16
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Depression, ...
GOA new study from the University of Utah shows that individuals who describe themselves as being more mindful have more stable emotions and perceive themselves to have better control over their mood and behavior throughout the day. Higher mindful ...
Mar 8
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People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, according to a ...
Jan 17
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
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