OBJECTIVE Mindfulness interventions, which train practitioners to monitor their present-moment experience with a lens of acceptance, are known to buffer stress reactivity. Little is known about the active mechanisms driving these effects. We theorize that acceptance is a critical emotion regulation mechanism underlying mindfulness stress reduction effects. METHOD In this three-arm parallel tr...

The beneficial effects of mindful awareness and mindfulness meditation training on physical and psychological health are thought to be mediated in part through changes in underlying brain processes. Functional connectivity MRI (fcMRI) allows identification of functional networks in the brain. It has been used to examine state-dependent activity and is well suited for studying states such as med...

The aim of this review was to determine the effect mindfulness on psychological demands injured athletes following formal and informal practice across seven major studies that were graded summarized. As a result, will provide comprehensive examination MBSR's theoretical practical application in sport rehabilitation process. scientific search conducted via Web Science, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, fi...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, there has been a marked increase in stress and anxiety, also among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Access to psychology services is limited, with some estimates suggesting that over 50% of sufferers are not accessing the existing services available to them for reasons such as inconvenience, embarrassment, or stigmatization concerns around mental health. Health ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate and discuss existing studies of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) among breast cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES Articles published from 1987-2009 were retrieved using MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, Ovid, and Scopus. Key words, including mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness meditation, were combined with breast cancer. DATA SYNTHESIS The search resulted...