By Janice Neumann for Reuters Psychotherapy and mindfulness techniques could help many women who experience depression during menopause, according to a review of existing research. Too few studies have looked at whether cognitive therapies are good… Read More »Cognitive therapy, mindfulness may help with menopausal depression
By Stephanie Castillo for Medical Daily More often than not, you hear “mindfulness” ahead of “meditation,” a practice in which people train to be more aware of their every moment. Mindfulness meditation has been linked… Read More »Mindfulness Makes A Huge Difference In Heart Health; Improves Self-Awareness, Reduces Cravings
From Science Codex Adults who were abused or neglected as children are known to have poorer health, but adults who tend to focus on and accept their reactions to the present moment—or are mindful—report having… Read More »Mindfulness Protects Adults’ Health From The Impacts Of Childhood Adversity
From Science Codex Meditation might be a path to migraine relief, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. “Stress is a well-known trigger for headaches and research supports the… Read More »Meditation May Mitigate Migraine Misery
By Benita Matilda for Science World Report A mindfulness-based therapy for depression reduces healthcare visits among those who often see their family doctors. The study, led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in collaboration… Read More »Mindfulness-based depression therapy reduces health care visits
By Richard Taite for Psych Central Studies have shown the benefit of mindfulness training added to substance abuse treatment. Now a study from the National Institutes of Health show that lack of mindfulness may be one of the causes… Read More »Study Shows Addicts are Lower in Mindfulness
By Kate Murphy for The New York Times One of the biggest complaints in modern society is being over-scheduled, overcommitted and overextended. Ask people at a social gathering how they are and the stock answer is… Read More »No Time to Think
By Shaun Heasly for Disability Scoop Just six treatment sessions designed to help moms of kids with developmental disabilities manage their stress can go a long way toward reducing depression and anxiety, researchers say. Parents… Read More »Study: ‘Mindfulness’ May Help Moms Reduce Caregiver Stress
By Jo Marchant for BBC It’s seven in the morning on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The low sun glints off the waves and the clouds are still golden from the dawn. The view… Read More »Can Meditation Help Prevent the Effects of Aging?
By Katherine Burton and and Anthony Effinger for Bloomberg News/Financial Post When stock and bond markets took a dive in late January, hedge-fund manager David Ford kept his cool. Ford watched emerging markets melt down… Read More »To Make a Killing in the Markets, Start Meditating
Lori A. Brotto and Rosemary Basson From Science Direct At least a third of women across reproductive ages experience low sexual desire and impaired arousal. There is increasing evidence that mindfulness, defined as non-judgmental present moment… Read More »Group Mindfulness-based Therapy Significantly Improves Sexual Desire in Women
Which Does Science Say Works Better? Concentrative or Nondirective meditation? Mindfulness. Zen. Meditation drumming. Chakra. Buddhist and transcendental meditation. It evokes eastern mystics and hip elites in California pretending to to leave their corporeal forms behind… Read More »Concentrative Or Nondirective Meditation?
Many people who undergo treatment for addiction will relapse and begin using drugs again soon after their therapy ends, but a new study suggests that meditation techniques may help prevent such relapses. In the study,… Read More »Meditation Helps Prevent Addiction Relapses