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Interviews with People who Make a Difference: Interview with Richard Davidson Ph.D. on Meditation, Positive Emotions and Brain Science as interviewed by Daniel Redwood D.C.
In this interview with Dr. Daniel Redwood, Davidson discusses one his most intriguing ongoing projects, in which his team is studying brain function during meditation, focusing on the short- and long-term effects on the meditators' brains. With the encouragement and direct involvement of the Dalai Lama, his team was given access to Tibetan monks who have spent at least one three-year period in retreat, where they meditate eight hours a day for three continuous years. Davidson calls these monks "the Olympic athletes of meditation," and sees his research on their brain function as a way to study the fullness of human potential. Davidson also co-authored a study with Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, that evaluated the effects of mindfulness meditation training, including its effects on indicators of immune system function.
TEDxBlue - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. - 10/18/09
Dr. Daniel Siegel explores the neural mechanisms beneath social and emotional intelligence and how these can be cultivated through reflective practices that focus on the inner nature of the mind. ...
DOCTOR IS IN: Mindfulness meditation helps cancer patients and caregivers | Better Health
People with cancer and their loved ones can use relatively simple approaches, like mindfulness meditation, to cope with the uncertainties and challenges associated with cancer. Much research over the last 20 years has documented psychological and physical health benefits of mindfulness training for stressed persons and for patients with various health conditions. Emory researchers are involved in research in this area including studies with cancer patients and family caregivers
Brief Training In Meditation May Help Manage Pain, Study Shows
Living with pain is stressful, but a surprisingly short investment of time in mental training can help you cope.
Mindfulness in Education Network - Cultivating Mindfulness in Educational Settings
Mindfulness in Education Conference 2009 Mindfulness: Foundation for Teaching and Learning Conference Sponsors Association for Mindfulness in Education Center for Contemplative Mind in Society Mindfulness in Education Network Mindful...
Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn leads a session on Mindfulness at Google.
Doctor and Patient - How Mindfulness Can Make for Better Doctors - NYTimes.com
The time pressures and demands that drive this endless multitasking and loss of focus on patients have contributed to high rates of burnout among physicians. Depending on the study, anywhere from one out of every three to more than half of all doctors is suffering from burnout, with potentially devastating clinical implications. Doctors who are burned out are more likely to depersonalize their patients and treat them as objects rather than as individuals suffering from disease. They are less professional, exhibit less empathy and are more prone to making errors. And these physicians are also more likely to become depressed, commit suicide and leave a profession that is already facing severe shortages in specialties like primary care.
Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society works to integrate contemplative awareness into contemporary life in order to help create a more just, compassionate, reflective, and sustainable society.
Don't believe your lying eyes - CNN.com
Research tells us that we only ever see what proved useful to see in the past. When you open your eyes and look "out into" the world, don't be fooled. You're in fact looking in. You're not seeing the world; you're seeing a world ... an internal map of value-relations derived from interactions within a particular, narrow context. But, by "seeing yourself see," in other words by actively exploring how your thoughts, feelings, beliefs and even the colors you see reflect your physical, social and cultural ecology, only then is it possible to understand the source of coherence and conflict within and between individuals.Put another way, only by accepting my own humanity can I accept the humanity of others. "Seeing myself see" creates the opportunity for this acceptance. Illusions, then, were not the point of my talk, but simply a tool for encouraging this process.
BBC NEWS | Magazine | A commute to inner peace
It's hard to find a way out of the trudge of the daily commute, but some are finding meditation can help. And, don't worry, the lotus position is not a must.
Managing with the Brain in Mind
Neuroscience research is revealing the social nature of the high-performance workplace.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits A meta-analysis
Mindful Brain book: Pg 18 MBSR .... has demonstrated that its has bought about physiological, psychological and interpersonal improvement in a variety of patient populations
Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation
Mindful Brain book Pg 17: ... demonstrates that MBSR training could help reduce subjective states of suffering and improve immune function, accelerate rates of healing, and nuture interpersonal relationships and an overall sense of wellbeing
Mindful Kids, Peaceful Schools
Toluca Lake is one of a growing number of schools that are using "mindfulness trainings" in an effort to combat increasing levels of anxiety, social conflict, and attention disorder among children. Once a week for 10 to 12 weeks, the students at Toluca ta
"I felt like a new person." the effects of mindful... [J Pain. 2008] - PubMed result
Community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain experience numerous benefits from mindfulness meditation including less pain, improved attention, better sleep, enhanced well-being, and improved quality of life. Additional research is needed to
Effect of mindfulness based stress reduction on im... [Brain Behav Immun. 2008] - PubMed result
In summary, MBSR is a program that is feasible for women recently diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and the results provide preliminary evidence for beneficial effects of MBSR; on immune function, QOL, and coping.
Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in rh... [Arthritis Rheum. 2007] - PubMed result
An 8-week MBSR class was not associated with change in depressive symptoms or other outcomes at 2-month followup. Significant improvements in psychological distress and well-being were observed following MBSR plus a 4-month program of continued reinforcem
Meditation, mindfulness and cognitive flexibility. [Conscious Cogn. 2009] - PubMed result
Overall the results suggest that attentional performance and cognitive flexibility are positively related to meditation practice and levels of mindfulness. Meditators performed significantly better than non-meditators on all measures of attention.
The Support, Education, and Research in Chronic He... [Am Heart J. 2009] - PubMed result
The Support, Education, and Research in Chronic Heart Failure Study (SEARCH): a mindfulness-based psychoeducational intervention improves depression and clinical symptoms in patients with chronic heart failure.
Compassion meditation may improve physical and emotional responses to psychological stress
Data from a new study suggests that individuals who engage in compassion meditation may benefit by reductions in inflammatory and behavioral responses to stress that have been linked to depression and a number of medical illnesses. The study's findings ar
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