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A randomized trial of 451 adults found that an eight-week mindfulness group visit program in primary care eased back pain more than usual care, though the gain was modest.
A preregistered meta-analysis of 34 brain imaging studies finds that different meditation styles share a common set of active regions, along with patterns that set each practice apart.
In a cluster-randomized trial of 876 students in China, eight weeks of compassion training outperformed relaxation training on emotion regulation and prosocial moral development, and the edge was still present a year later.
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Dr. Linda Carlson holds the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University…
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Christopher Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program with Dr. Kristin Neff in…
We tend to picture mindfulness as a private act. A new exploratory study asks whether kindness toward ourselves is also tied to how we regard other people and to our beliefs about equality in society.
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Biggers, A., Spears, C. A., Sanders, K., Ong, J., Sharp, L. K., & Gerber, B. S. (2020). Promoting mindfulness in African American communities. Mindfulness, 11, 2274-2282. Campbell, J., & Moyers, B.…
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