9/27/2017
Studies suggest that Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction may be helpful in treating posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans, and that individuals who participate in MBSR may have significant improvements in PTSD…
Circles of Influence and Concern
9/27/2017
Our minds are thought generators, and many of the thoughts that arise can be stressful. The way the brain works, we can experience stress from an actual event, or we…
8/29/2017
The events of August 11 and 12 in Charlottesville continue to impact many individuals as well as the larger community. From white supremacists carrying Tiki torches across UVa Grounds on…
Compassion Training Alters Altruism and Neural Responses to Suffering
8/29/2017
Compassion is caring about and wanting to help those who are suffering and can motivate altruistic behavior. In this study, investigators from the University of Wisconsin Center for Investigating Healthy…
Mindfulness and Its Efficacy for Psychological and Biological Responses in Women with Breast Cancer
7/27/2017
Investigators in Sweden conducted a study of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) among women with breast cancer. The primary purpose was to determine the impact of MBSR on mood disorders in…
7/27/2017
Finding Your Heart's Natural Balance Our days are often filled with hours of feeling separate, a squeezing of the heart, and only moments of wholeness and inner balance. Finding the…
7/27/2017
Acceptance is one of the foundational attitudes of mindfulness and one of the hardest to learn. Our lives are fast-paced and usually geared to accomplishing goals, which sometimes are as…
Both Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-Kindness Meditation Increase Positive Emotion
6/30/2017
Barbara Fredrickson and colleagues conducted two studies with a total of 339 participants who were randomly assigned to 6 week workshops either to learn mindfulness meditation or to learn loving-kindness…
Mindfulness for the Healthcare Professional
6/30/2017
Stress and burnout are currently very common among healthcare providers. There are many reasons for this, including pressures for all healthcare providers to care for more patients as reimbursement is…
6/29/2017
With the coming of summer many of us will be taking vacations. Vacations can certainly be positive times, although they often have their challenges as well. To begin with, getting…