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Does Mindfulness Meditation Really Make You Kinder?
New studies suggest that training in mindfulness may help us show more care and compassion toward others.
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Mindfulness Research
Stay at the forefront of mindfulness science with Mindful.org's Mindfulness Research category. Here, we delve into the latest studies and findings that reveal the science behind mindfulness. Understand how mindfulness practices can impact the brain, enhance cognitive functions, and improve overall health and well-being. Our in-depth articles and analyses translate complex research into actionable insights, keeping you informed and knowledgeable about the empirical evidence supporting mindfulness.
Category: Mindfulness Research
Focus
How Do Mindfulness Apps Work?
Research on mindfulness apps is limited, but here’s what we know so far.
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Focus
The Magnificent, Mysterious, Wild, Connected and Interconnected Brain
Our brain is like a wild, raging electrical storm that wondrously enables us to make our way. Yet a lot of mindfulness literature makes it sound like a very simple machine. Two leading neuroscientists suggest better ways to think and talk about the brain and the mind.
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How Can We Pay Better Attention To Our Attention?
Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explains why overloading our attention can harm us, and how practicing mindfulness provides us with the space we need to find focus.
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Can Gratitude Help Couples Through Hard Times?
New research suggests that thanking our partners for supporting us through hardship may increase their joy and satisfaction in giving.
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Anxiety
When the Mind Goes Dark
When depression hits, can meditating help you work through it? Maybe, but not always. Psychologists weigh in on when mindfulness therapies can (and can’t) help to ease depression.
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Meditation
The Difference Between Healing and Fixing in the Practice of Mindfulness
We often hear that mindfulness doesn’t “work” when we use it as a means to an end. Here, Genevieve Tregor explains why mindfulness loses its impact when we use it in small "bandage" doses instead of weaving the practice into our daily lives.
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Focus
The Surprising Benefits of Teaching a Class Outside
A new study finds that a class in nature helps kids be more attentive and focused once they return indoors.
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Anxiety
How Mindfulness May Change the Brain in Depressed Patients
Harvard researchers use brain scans to explore how 8-weeks of training in present-moment awareness might break the cycle of self-rumination.
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Health
The Medicine of the Moment
The simple practice of paying attention is making inroads in medicine through habit change, stress reduction, self-care, and decreasing physician burnout.
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