Meditation

A new study published in Mindfulness sought to better understand how profound mystical experiences occur during meditation. Researcher Anthony P. Zanesco and his colleagues hypothesized that "intensive" meditation may be more likely to elicit those types of experiences. Using participants...

Mindfulness-based awareness training can help people learn to better control brain-computer interfaces. But a new study has found that a single guided mindfulness meditation exercise isn't enough to boost performance. The findings, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, suggest that...

A new study has found that a short mindfulness meditation session may increase cognitive abilities, regardless of whether you are a frequent meditator or new to the practice. The research is published in PLOS One.

A neuroimaging study in Denmark showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy let to a decreased connectivity between the brain's salience network and lingual gyrus during a depressive ruminative state. This change in connectivity mediated improvements in participants’ ability to sustain and...

A new report published in Cell Reports Medicine has found that individuals who use assigned breathwork techniques experienced greater improvements in mood and lowered respiratory rates as compared to those practicing mindfulness meditation. These findings indicate that breathwork may be...

Breathwork has seen a massive spike in interest in the Western world over the past decade. But what does science have to say about its effectiveness in alleviating psychological maladies? New research published in Scientific Reports helps to summarize the...

Many people look to diet trends or new exercise regimens – often with questionable benefit – to get a healthier start on the new year. But there is one strategy that’s been shown time and again to boost both mood...

New research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health investigated the consequences of yoga and mindfulness practice on the mental health of middle school students. The findings indicate that students between the ages of 11-14 may...

A new study published in the Journal of Adolescence tested an 8-week mindfulness training program among a group of adolescent and adult females. The results revealed that both teens and adults showed improvements in reorienting their attention following mindfulness training.

Researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem investigated the relationship between a brief exposure to mindfulness meditation and prosocial helping behavior toward a stranger. Their findings revealed that when participants experienced two brief mindfulness meditation sessions, they were more likely...

Having a nonjudgmental regard towards others is related to reduced prejudice, according to new research published in Psychological Reports. The new findings shed light on the relationship between prejudice and mindfulness, and suggest that the conceptualization of mindfulness should be...

Mindfulness and meditation have grown in popularity in the Western world in recent years, but does it have any merit for people suffering from depression? A study published in Depression & Anxiety suggests it could be an effective intervention for...

A series of studies have uncovered a causal relationship between mindfulness meditation and decreased feelings of guilt. The findings have been published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

The Five Factor Model of Personality (also known as The Big Five) refers to the traits of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Of these, neuroticism, which refers to emotional instability, is linked to cognitive failures such as inattentiveness. New...