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…
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…
5/30/2017
Clarification of personal values and meditation practice has been associated in most meditation traditions and in academic texts. Both values-related behavior and meditation practice increases well-being, but their relationship has…
Free One Hour Introduction to Mindfulness Sessions
5/29/2017
The UVa Mindfulness Center offers free one-hour Introduction to Mindfulness sessions. Please contact Karen Rush if you would like to schedule a one-hour session for your group with one of our…
Feedback From a Recent Mindfulness class!
4/27/2017
“…the MBSR course was wonderful. I actually changed a couple of 'habits' I had at work; not only am I noticing the change, so are others. For example… Leaving work…
Mindfulness as a Life-Giving Practice
3/29/2017
Mindfulness includes (but is not limited to) training the mind to focus and attend, to consciously shift the attention and to cultivate qualities of friendliness and kindness for ourselves and…
10 Wisdom and Mindfulness Practices for Your Personal and Professional Life
3/29/2017
University of Virginia’s marketing professor David Mick teaches a course for business students in the McIntire School of Commerce called “Wisdom and Well-Being”. Professor Mick recently outlined 10 wisdom and mindfulness practices…
2/28/2017
Susanna Williams and John Schorling from the Mindfulness Center collaborated with others from the UVa Department of Religious Studies and the Contemplative Sciences Center to evaluate the impact of a…