Mindful attention, a central component of mindfulness meditation, can be conceived as
becoming aware of one's thoughts and experiences and being able to observe them as …

Three studies illustrate that mindful attention prevents impulses toward attractive food.
Participants received a brief mindfulness procedure in which they observed their reactions to …

A state of mindfulness is characterized by focused, nonjudgmental awareness of the present
moment. The current research experimentally investigated how state mindfulness influences …

Mindfulness meditation—the practice of attending to present moment experience and
allowing emotions and thoughts to pass without judgment—has shown to be beneficial in …

External cues regularly override physiological cues in food consumption resulting in
mindless eating. In a series of experiments, this study shows that mindfulness, an enhanced …

Brown, Ryan, and Creswell (this issue) summarize the recent surge in mindfulness research
and practices, and they propose methods for developing a further understanding of the …

Obesity and excess weight are significant societal problems. Mindfulness may encourage
healthier weight and eating habits. Across four studies, we found a positive relation between …

Popular and empirical interest in mindfulness meditation has increased rapidly over the last
decades. In particular, mindfulness meditation has been utilized as the basis of numerous …

Mindfulness is associated with a host of beneficial outcomes. Increasing evidence has
suggested that mindfulness may support adaptive self-regulation. The present research …

Mindfulness involves nonjudgmental awareness of one's present experience. It has been
incorporated into the treatment of many psychological and physical disorders. Little is …