Background: The psycho-physiological changes in brain-body interaction observed in most
of meditative and relaxing practices rely on voluntary slowing down of breath frequency …

Meditation is a popular form of stress management, argued to mediate stress reactivity.
However, many studies in this field commonly fail to include an active control group. Given …

Importance Anxiety disorders are common, highly distressing, and impairing conditions.
Effective treatments exist, but many patients do not access or respond to them. Mindfulness …

Research over the past two decades broadly supports the claim that mindfulness meditation—
practiced widely for the reduction of stress and promotion of health—exerts beneficial effects …

Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the
general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices …

Both basic science and clinical research on mindfulness, meditation, and related constructs
have dramatically increased in recent years. However, interpretation of these research …

Background: Meditation, yoga, and mindfulness are popular interventions at universities and
tertiary education institutes to improve mental health. However, the effects on depression …

Stress related disorders such as depression and anxiety are leading sources of disability
worldwide, and current treatment methods such as conventional antidepressant medications …

In this meta-analysis, we give a comprehensive overview of the effects of meditation on
psychological variables that can be extracted from empirical studies, concentrating on the …

Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) are widely used to prevent mental ill health. Evidence
suggests beneficial average effects but wide variability. We aimed to confirm the effect of …