Mindfulness
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Mindfulness
a problem with mindfulness as a strategy
Work‐related resilience, engagement and wellbeing among music ...
Is that it’s not a strategy
A new study, published in Biological Psychiatry, has revealed that mindfulness meditation engages distinct brain mechanisms to reduce pain compared to those of the placebo response.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-brain-scans-reveal-mindfulness-meditation.html
feeling tone
A new study reveals that regardless of task difficulty, people’s minds increasingly wander with time, reaching a 50% distraction rate towards the end of activities. Analyzing over 10,000 participants in 68 studies, the research found no significant difference in distraction levels across various tasks. This phenomenon persists even without external... See more
Neuroscience News • Mind Wandering is Inevitable Over Time - Neuroscience News
We argue that a denatured mindfulness divorced from
its soteriological context reduces it to a self-help technique that is easily misappropriated for reproducing corporate and
institutional power, employee pacification, and maintenance of toxic organizational cultures.
its soteriological context reduces it to a self-help technique that is easily misappropriated for reproducing corporate and
institutional power, employee pacification, and maintenance of toxic organizational cultures.
Ronald Purser • Mindfulness Revisited: A Buddhist-Based Conceptualization
Adoption of potentially consciousness-altering practices may be leading to a rise in emergent phenomena (EP): sudden unusual mental or somatic experiences often interpreted as spiritual, mystical, energetic, or magical in nature. It is unclear how frequently these altered states of consciousness occur and what the clinical implications may be.
... See moreOur findings suggest that mindfulness may be beneficial for reducing self-reported short-term stress for English speakers from higher-income countries.
OSF
Our minds often wander into darker thoughts like a curious but cautious cat exploring a dimly lit room. It takes great willpower and a blend of wisdom, perspective, and a touch of whimsy to extract oneself from these shadowed corners