The use of meditation to improve emotion and attention regulation has a long history in Asia
and there are many practitioners in Western countries. Much of the evidence on the …

Recent studies suggest that months to years of intensive and systematic meditation training
can improve attention. However, the lengthy training required has made it difficult to use …

Dating back as far as 1957, the academic investigation of meditation and the Asian
contemplative traditions have fascinated not only the likes of philosophers and religious …

Self‐regulatory trainings can be an effective complementary treatment for mental health
disorders. We investigated the effects of a six‐week‐focused meditation training on emotion …

Psychological interest in the impact of mental states on biological functioning is growing
rapidly, driving a need for new methods for inducing mental states that last long enough, and …

Previous studies have shown that mindfulness meditation may improve well-being in healthy
individuals and be effective in the treatment of mental and neurological disorders. Here, we …

Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is
known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in …

Meditation can be conceptualized as a family of complex emotional and attentional
regulatory training regimes developed for various ends, including the cultivation of well …

Meditation practices have various health benefits including the possibility of preserving
cognition and preventing dementia. While the mechanisms remain investigational, studies …

Meditation has been extensively practiced in many civilizations for thousands of years as a
means of cultivating a state of well-being and for religious purposes. It has now started to be …