Initiating and maintaining behavior change is key to the prevention and treatment of most
preventable chronic medical and psychiatric illnesses. The cultivation of mindfulness …

Buddhist traditions first explored the concept of mindfulness in broad philosophic terms
unfamiliar to most modern readers. Nevertheless, mindfulness has spread rapidly in …

Research on the adverse effects of mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) has been sparse
and hindered by methodological imprecision. The 44-item Meditation Experiences Interview …

This meta-analytic review responds to promises in the research literature and public domain
about the benefits of workplace mindfulness training. It synthesizes randomized controlled …

There has been an explosion of interest in mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) such as
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy …

Mindfulness interventions aim to foster greater attention to and awareness of present
moment experience. There has been a dramatic increase in randomized controlled trials …

There has been a great increase in literature concerned with the effects of a variety of mental
training regimes that generally fall within what might be called contemplative practices, and …

In response to questions regarding the scientific basis for mindfulness-based interventions
(MBIs), we evaluated their empirical status by systematically reviewing meta-analyses of …

Highlights•Few psychological or physiological processes are universally beneficial.•Most
positive phenomena reach inflection points where their effects turn negative.•Mindfulness is …

Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in
the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for …