1/11/2018
Cost-effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Usual Care Among Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain. Researchers at the University of Washington, Kaiser Permanente and the Rand…
12/20/2017
Tania Singer and colleagues in Germany conducted an evaluation of a 9-month mental training program called the ReSource Project. Participants included 229 adults who provided daily reports before and after…
12/20/2017
Susanna Williams has had a very busy fall, teaching mindfulness in multiple settings across grounds at UVa. She taught the three-credit on-line course “The Science and Practice of Mindfulness” for…
Tanya Singer Visits the University of Virginia
11/29/2017
Noted social neuropsychologist Tanya Singer visited the University of Virginia the week of November 27 as a guest of the Contemplative Science Center. Professor Singer is the Director of the…
New Compassion Meditation Recording
11/28/2017
A new compassion meditation has been posted to the Mindfulness Center website . There is growing evidence of the benefit of dedicated compassion meditation as demonstrated by Professor Singer…
Mindfulness Training Can Reduce Psychological Stress in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
10/23/2017
A recent review of studies of mindfulness training to improve stress-related outcomes in caregivers of individuals with dementia found that mindfulness interventions significantly improved depression, perceived stress and mental health-related…
10/23/2017
Pregnancy is a time when weight gain is expected, yet studies show that nearly half of all women in the US gain an amount in excess of recommended guidelines. Women…
Mindfulness Can Help Reduce Burnout among Physicians
9/27/2017
An analysis of interventions to reduce burnout among physicians was recently published in the British medical journal The Lancet. The authors, from the Mayo Clinic, included 52 published studies in…
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…
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…