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<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAfrican American Mindfulness Researchers Make Vital Contributions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThe growing recognition of transdisciplinarity\u2019s powerful nature offers researchers valuable opportunities for collaboration<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tthe Educating Gossip\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"Science](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/raul-petri-wfVC_75JB9I-unsplash-300x200.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMoving Beyond the Headlines\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDoes the scientific content that we read always mean what it claims? <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tArushi Srivastava\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"science](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-spencer-davis-4353812-300x200.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Clark Unitive Effect: Bridging the ‘Valley of Death’ from Research to Practice\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThe growing recognition of transdisciplinarity\u2019s powerful nature offers researchers valuable opportunities for collaboration<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tthe Educating Gossip\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"Science](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/climate-g6dbf44e48_1280-300x200.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOppositional Cultural Practice\u00ae: OWN IT! FEEL IT! LIVE IT! LOVE IT!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMindfulness practices like critical analysis can reveal the mental formations behind these tools.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tthe Educating Gossip\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3238035260_ea0ba429f1_b-e1586802319646-300x171.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe challenges of bringing mindfulness into schools\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAfter nearly three decades, a ban prohibiting public schools to offer yoga as an elective for grades K-12 has been overturned in Alabama.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNona Kiknadze\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"zen,](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/zen-buddha-relax-178992-300x225.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Mindfulness?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRather than proposing a single definition, mindfulness might be better understood in relation to the phenomenology of the various contemplative traditions and practices that intend to develop mindfulness. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMichael\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ruben-223x300.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the Present Moment? Some Warnings about Hanging out in it, and a New Scientific Theory of Meditation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRuben Laukkonen is a cognitive neuroscientist at the VU University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on sudden insight experiences and the effects of intensive meditation on the mind and brain. Using a combination of neuroimaging, machine learning, and neuro-phenomenology, Ruben is investigating some of the most rare states of consciousness accessible to human beings. He has published articles in leading journals, given talks at prestigious conferences, and has written on topics that range from artificial intelligence to psychedelics. Ruben has an eclectic contemplative background, including different meditation traditions such as Zen, Advaita, and Theravada. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRuben Laukkonen\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/keenan-constance-nfmoJh9n4PM-unsplash-300x246.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tYour Brain is also Part of Your Body: Contextual and Contemplative Approaches in Physical Illness\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDespite significant advances in the field of psychology due to increased research … the usual care of people with chronic medical conditions still often neglects the psychological issues associated with the physical dimension of the disease.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tInes Trindade\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/UNC-Interview-300x200.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Power of Their Own Breath\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u201cWe focus on concentration,\u201d Jones says. \u201cSo rather than sharpening your focus, which is what happens when you get anxious, the goal is to relax your focus.\u201d The ability to utilize your breath to calm your nervous system is the first step to teaching mindfulness.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tML Parker\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"education,](\"https:\/\/scienceofmindfulness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/education-people-school-3189934-300x200.jpg\")
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Emerging Trend of Mindfulness in Education\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAccording to the Association for Mindfulness in Education, mindfulness can increase students\u2019 emotional regulation, social skills, self-esteem, and organizational capacities. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The growing recognition of transdisciplinarity\u2019s powerful nature offers researchers valuable opportunities for collaboration<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Does the scientific content that we read always mean what it claims? <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The growing recognition of transdisciplinarity\u2019s powerful nature offers researchers valuable opportunities for collaboration<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Mindfulness practices like critical analysis can reveal the mental formations behind these tools.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t After nearly three decades, a ban prohibiting public schools to offer yoga as an elective for grades K-12 has been overturned in Alabama.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Rather than proposing a single definition, mindfulness might be better understood in relation to the phenomenology of the various contemplative traditions and practices that intend to develop mindfulness. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Ruben Laukkonen is a cognitive neuroscientist at the VU University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on sudden insight experiences and the effects of intensive meditation on the mind and brain. Using a combination of neuroimaging, machine learning, and neuro-phenomenology, Ruben is investigating some of the most rare states of consciousness accessible to human beings. He has published articles in leading journals, given talks at prestigious conferences, and has written on topics that range from artificial intelligence to psychedelics. Ruben has an eclectic contemplative background, including different meditation traditions such as Zen, Advaita, and Theravada. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Despite significant advances in the field of psychology due to increased research … the usual care of people with chronic medical conditions still often neglects the psychological issues associated with the physical dimension of the disease.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cWe focus on concentration,\u201d Jones says. \u201cSo rather than sharpening your focus, which is what happens when you get anxious, the goal is to relax your focus.\u201d The ability to utilize your breath to calm your nervous system is the first step to teaching mindfulness.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t According to the Association for Mindfulness in Education, mindfulness can increase students\u2019 emotional regulation, social skills, self-esteem, and organizational capacities. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMoving Beyond the Headlines\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Clark Unitive Effect: Bridging the ‘Valley of Death’ from Research to Practice\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOppositional Cultural Practice\u00ae: OWN IT! FEEL IT! LIVE IT! LOVE IT!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe challenges of bringing mindfulness into schools\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Mindfulness?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the Present Moment? Some Warnings about Hanging out in it, and a New Scientific Theory of Meditation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tYour Brain is also Part of Your Body: Contextual and Contemplative Approaches in Physical Illness\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Power of Their Own Breath\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Emerging Trend of Mindfulness in Education\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t