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Mindfulness and Strong Emotions

5/27/2016

Why do some things just really seem to irritate of us?  For most of us, there are certain actions that others can take that automatically elicit, or “trigger”, strong reactions.…

JAMA Article Highlights Promise of Mindfulness Meditation as an Alternative to Drugs for Treating Pain as Efforts to Limit Opioid Prescribing Increase

5/27/2016

The current opioid epidemic has taken a great toll in the Unites States, with drug overdoses deaths doubling between 2000 and 2014 according to the Centers for Disease Control and…

Mindfulness-Based Meditation To Decrease Stress And Anxiety In College Students

2/28/2016

Researchers from Saint Louis University conducted a review of the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation in reducing stress among college students.  They identified 57 studies that addressed this question.  Anxiety was…

Mindfulness-Based Meditation To Decrease Stress And Anxiety In College Students

2/28/2016

Researchers from Saint Louis University conducted a review of the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation in reducing stress among college students.  They identified 57 studies that addressed this question.  Anxiety was…

Mindfulness Renewal

2/10/2016

A Class for Past Mindfulness Participants If you’d like to jumpstart, renew or deepen a personal practice of mindfulness, this four-week course is designed for anyone who has taken an…

Mindfulness in Education

2/10/2016

A large body of research has shown the value of bringing mindfulness and other meditative practices into the educational arena, both for the student as well as the teacher. Being…

Mindfulness in Education: Evidence and Opportunities

12/16/2015

A growing body of research has shown the value of bringing mindfulness and other meditative practices into the educational arena, both for students as well as teachers.  Being an educator…

Empowering Those Who Care For Others: Innate Compassion Training

9/30/2015

A special retreat on Innate Compassion Training (ICT), led by gifted teacher, John Makransky, PhD, will be held October 31-November 1.  ICT is a set of contemplative practices designed to…

UVA Specialty and Primary Care/Integrative Medicine Clinic on Pantops

8/20/2015

UVA has opened a new office, the Specialty and Primary Care/Integrative Medicine Clinic Pantops, located at 650 Peter Jefferson Parkway in Charlottesville. This is UVA’s first multipdiscipilinary and integrative medicine…