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Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2019 Background College students report feeling frequently stressed, which adversely impacts health. Meditation is one effective method for reducing stress, but program length and required effort are potential obstacles.
Kamaira Hartley Philips BM, MS +3 more
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Food-specific decentering experiences are associated with reduced food cravings in meditators: a preliminary investigation [PDF]
, 2016 This study examined the association of food-specific decentering experiences with food cravings in a sample of meditators. Decentering refers to viewing one’s thoughts as transient mental events and thus experiencing them as less subjectively real.
Keesman, Mike +2 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 Background: Meditation, yoga, and mindfulness are popular interventions at universities and tertiary education institutes to improve mental health. However, the effects on depression, anxiety, and stress are unclear. This study assessed the effectiveness
J. Breedvelt +7 more
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Effects of Singing Bowl Sound Meditation on Mood, Tension, and Well-being: An Observational Study
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2017 Poor mood and elevated anxiety are linked to increased incidence of disease. This study examined the effects of sound meditation, specifically Tibetan singing bowl meditation, on mood, anxiety, pain, and spiritual well-being.
Tamara L. Goldsby PhD +3 more
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Post-training meditation promotes motor memory consolidation
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Following training, motor memory consolidation is thought to involve either memory stabilization or off-line learning processes. The extent to which memory stabilization or off-line learning relies on post-training wakeful periods or sleep is not clear ...
Maarten A Immink
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Bracing Later and Coping Better: Benefits of Mindfulness During a Stressful Waiting Period. [PDF]
, 2017 People frequently await uncertain news, yet research reveals that the strategies people naturally use to cope with uncertainty are largely ineffective. We tested the role of mindfulness for improving the experience of a stressful waiting period.
Howell, Jennifer L, Sweeny, Kate
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UTILIZATION OF MIND-BODY PRACTICES FOR ADULTS WITH FIBROMYALGIA: 2017 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY [PDF]
, 2019 Fibromyalgia (FM) is a medical condition characterized by chronic pain and tenderness. Individuals with FM may experience burdensome symptoms, which impact their health-related quality of life.
CONTRERAS, JENNIFER
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Psychedelics, Meditation, and Self-Consciousness
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 In recent years, the scientific study of meditation and psychedelic drugs has seen remarkable developments. The increased focus on meditation in cognitive neuroscience has led to a cross-cultural classification of standard meditation styles validated by ...
Raphaël Millière +4 more
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Waiting for the Messiah: A Jewish-Buddhist Reflection on Fiddler on the Roof [PDF]
, 2021 In this brief essay I reflect upon the character of Jewish spirituality through a meditation on the themes of tradition, love, and loss as they appear in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the ...
Oxenberg, Richard
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The 'Meditational' Genre of Descartes 'Meditations
Forum Philosophicum, 1970 In this paper, I reflect on Descartes' employment of the meditational genre in the weaving of the text of the Meditations. In the first part, the possible influences behind Descartes' choice of the meditational genre are examined. The second part of the paper attempts to spell out the significance of Descartes' use of the meditational form.
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