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We know mindfulness-based interventions have been successful in reducing burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression, but few studies have applied this to nurses. Here’s a look at how researchers are bridging the gap.
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction is just as effective as a gold-standard antidepressant for the treatment of anxiety, and comes with fewer side effects.
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Recent studies show how compassion meditation can improve young people’s mental health, people with autism can benefit from a tailored mindfulness program, and more.
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Some of us chatter to ourselves all day long while others’ inner lives take the form of pictures or, like Einstein, abstract visual concepts. But as mindfulness urges us to pay more attention, it’s worth asking: What can our interior life teach us?
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From navigating moments of anger to reducing stress for young people, here are some recent findings from the research on mindfulness.
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Humans are inherently motivated to seek out fulfillment in their lives—to thrive, rather than simply survive. New research shows that meaning may be simple to find because it’s all around us.
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The ultimate guide to the research on the effects of mindfulness and meditation for our health, psyche, and overall quality of life.
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Social prescriptions are becoming more common, and here are three recent examples from the UK.
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A large UK school-based mindfulness program did not improve the mental health of 11- to 14-year-olds. Here are five takeaways.
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Explore a guide to bittersweet emotions, an ode to everyday beauty, and more recent books and podcasts.
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