Numerous studies have begun to address how the brain's gray and white matter may be
shaped by meditation. This research is yet to be integrated, however, and two fundamental …

Abstract Background Perceived Social Isolation or loneliness, a cognitive state with negative
effects on health, is a global problem. Objectives Treatment of diagnosed loneliness is …

This is the authoritative guide to conducting the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program,
which provides powerful tools for co** with life challenges and enhancing emotional well …

Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is
known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in …

Objective: Kindness-based meditation (KBM) is a rubric covering meditation techniques
developed to elicit kindness in a conscious way. Some techniques, for example, loving …

This practical book has given tens of thousands of clinicians and students a comprehensive
introduction to mindfulness and its clinical applications. The book describes the …

Background Maintaining a sense of self-care while providing patient centered care, can be
difficult for practitioners in palliative medicine. We aimed to pilot an “on the job” mindfulness …

Objective Mindfulness meditation training has been previously shown to enhance
behavioral measures of executive control (eg, attention, working memory, cognitive control) …

Over the past decade mind and body practices, such as yoga and meditation, have raised
interest in different scientific fields; in particular, the physiological mechanisms underlying …

Here, we review the neurophysiological and neuroimaging changes that mediation induces
in structural and functional MRI. The available evidence from structural studies suggests that …