A narrative review of mindfulness-based interventions using virtual reality

P Arpaia, G D'Errico, LT De Paolis, N Moccaldi… - Mindfulness, 2021 - Springer
Objectives Technology is increasingly being used to help practise mindfulness. Immersive
virtual reality-enhanced mindfulness may prove especially effective for a wide range of …

Immersive interactive technologies for positive change: a scoping review and design considerations

A Kitson, M Prpa, BE Riecke - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Practices such as mindfulness, introspection, and self-reflection are known to have positive
short and long-term effects on health and well-being. However, in today's modern, fast …

Wherever you go, there you become: How mindfulness arises in everyday situations

CS Reina, RS Kudesia - Organizational Behavior and Human Decision …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, we suggest that mindfulness is not something entirely inherent within people
but is partly elicited and shaped by situations. Integrating research on metacognitive practice …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of a mindfulness meditation app on subjective well-being: active randomized controlled trial and experience sampling study

KM Walsh, BJ Saab, NAS Farb - JMIR mental health, 2019 - mental.jmir.org
Background: Mindfulness training (MT) includes a variety of contemplative practices aimed
at promoting intentional awareness of experience, coupled with attitudes of nonjudgment …

Digitally assisted mindfulness in training self-regulation skills for sustainable mental health: a systematic review

E Mitsea, A Drigas, C Skianis - Behavioral Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for mental health
interventions, with a special focus on digitally assisted ones. Self-regulation describes a set …

Awedyssey: design tensions in eliciting self-transcendent emotions in virtual reality to support mental well-being and connection

N Miller, ER Stepanova, J Desnoyers-Stewart… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Access to nature and feeling connection is critical for mental health and well-being. These
benefits may be mediated by self-transcendent emotions evoked by nature. We need to …

Effects of technology-mediated mindfulness practice on stress: psychophysiological and self-report measures

M Balconi, G Fronda, D Crivelli - Stress, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Repeated exposure to stressors, even if mild, may alter the efficiency of optimal stress
responses and hinder emotion regulation skills. Mindfulness meditation, by strengthening …

Interoceptive interaction: An embodied metaphor inspired approach to designing for meditation

C Daudén Roquet, C Sas - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Meditation is a mind-body practice with considerable wellbeing benefits that can take
different forms. Novices usually start with focused attention meditation that supports …

Attending to breath: exploring how the cues in a virtual environment guide the attention to breath and shape the quality of experience to support mindfulness

M Prpa, K Tatar, J Françoise, B Riecke… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Busy daily lives and ongoing distractions often make people feel disconnected from their
bodies and experiences. Guided attention to self can alleviate this disconnect as in focused …

From ancient contemplative practice to the app store: designing a digital container for mindfulness

K Lukoff, U Lyngs, S Gueorguieva, ES Dillman… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Hundreds of popular mobile apps today market their ties to mindfulness. What activities do
these apps support and what benefits do they claim? How do mindfulness teachers, as …