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The American Mindfulness Research Association (AMRA) was founded in 2013. Our mission is to support empirical and conceptual efforts to: (1) establish an evidence base for the process, practice, and construct of mindfulness; (2) promote best evidence-based standards for the use of mindfulness research and its applications; and (3) facilitate discovery and professional development through grant giving.
AMRA serves as a professional resource to the sciences and humanities, practice communities, and the broader public on mindfulness from the perspective of contemplative practice.
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Buddhism and Human Flourishing: A Modern Wester Perspective
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MBCT shows cost savings of $2,225 per patient with MDD
Posted 03.25.2020 | by AMRA
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a severe recurrent mood disorder that affects 4-5% of the North American population at any given point in time. The average patient with MDD suffers […]
Mindful acceptance calms negative emotion and amygdala activity
Posted 03.17.2020 | by AMRA
Mindfulness-based interventions can alleviate pain and suffering in some individuals, but there are important questions about its mechanism of action. Mindfulness might work “top down” by helping us to think […]
Chemotherapy patients in mindful relaxation report less nausea
Posted 02.26.2020 | by AMRA
Chemotherapy treatment for cancer can cause a variety of unpleasant side effects including nausea and vomiting. As many as 30% of chemotherapy patients may develop what is diagnosed as anticipatory […]
