Tag: mindfulness

Study suggests keeping positive by living in the moment and planning for the future

From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that people who manage to balance living in the moment with planning for… Read more »

Study suggests music intervention and mindfulness reduces the effect of mental fatigue

From the University of Southern Denmark Faculty of Health Sciences press release: Mental fatigue is a psychobiological state caused by prolonged periods of demanding cognitive activity which results in slower… Read more »

Study suggests mindfulness can help in dealing with pain and negative emotions

From the Yale University press release: Merely a brief introduction to mindfulness helps people deal with physical pain and negative emotions, a new study by researchers at Yale, Columbia, and… Read more »

Study suggests certain meditation strategies may help perfectionists

From the Wiley press release: Mindfulness meditation with a focus on nonjudgment of emotions may help perfectionists recover from stress, according to a study published in Psychophysiology. The study used high… Read more »

Study suggests quality of mindfulness is shaped by the situation at hand

From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: What makes people more or less mindful from one situation to the next? Researchers have found that mindfulness is not entirely something an… Read more »

Study suggests that mindfulness may help decrease brain’s response to opioid-related cues

From the University of Utah press release: New research shows that a specific mind-body therapy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), increases the brain’s response to natural, healthy rewards while also decreasing… Read more »

Study suggests people with anxiety may strategically choose worrying over relaxing

From the Penn State press release: Relaxing is supposed to be good for the body and soul, but people with anxiety may actively resist relaxation and continue worrying to avoid… Read more »

Study suggests focusing awareness on the present moment can enhance academic performance and lower stress levels

From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Two new studies from MIT suggest that mindfulness — the practice of focusing one’s awareness on the present moment — can enhance… Read more »