“Just This Breath…” How Mindfulness Meditation Can Shift Everything, Including Neural Connectivity

Article history: Received 29 July 2016 Accepted 29 July 2016 Available online 3 August 2016 feelings, and sensations. Interestingly, through these practices and increased awareness over the eight-week programs, participants often become more actively engaged in altering their predispositions and habits, both during formal practice and “off the cushion” in day-to-day and moment-to-moment life, many describing fundamental shifts in awareness and self-regulation (Kabat-Zinn, 2013; Kerrigan et al.,