https://goamra.org/ American Mindfulness Research Association blog posts American Mindfulness Research Association Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:25:02 GMT Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:25:02 GMT Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:07:03 GMT <p><span>Original <a href="https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/12/wearable-device-audio-augmentation-mindfulness-anxiety-adhd" target="_blank">post</a> Dec 3, 20205 at Stanford Report</span></p> <p><span>A new device uses focused sound cues to keep users grounded amid digital distractions.&nbsp;</span>The whisper of two palms rubbing together. The squeak of a marker on a whiteboard. The swish of fabric against fabric. The woosh of a running faucet. These sounds can help center the mind on the present moment...</p> https://goamra.org/press/13573500 https://goamra.org/press/13573500 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:38:02 GMT <p>Original <a href="https://neurosciencenews.com/mindfulness-meditation-attention-29417/" target="_blank">post</a>&nbsp;Jul 9, 20205 at NeuroscienceNews.com</p> <p>A new study shows that just 30 days of daily mindfulness meditation significantly improves attentional control, regardless of age. Using precise eye-tracking methods, researchers found that mindfulness enhanced reaction speed, focus, and resistance to distractions.</p> https://goamra.org/press/13552203 https://goamra.org/press/13552203 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:55:02 GMT <p>Original <a href="https://www.ems1.com/off-duty/research-5-minutes-of-daily-digital-mindfulness-reduces-stress" target="_blank">post</a> Jan 25, 2025</p> <p>The study, “Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress,” published on Jan. 14 in JAMA Network Open, examined the impact of a commercially available digital meditation platform, Headspace, on over 1,400 UCSF employees. Participants who used the app reported improvements in wellbeing, job satisfaction, mindfulness and reductions in stress, depression and anxiety that persisted months after the study ended.</p> https://goamra.org/press/13455540 https://goamra.org/press/13455540 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:50:07 GMT <p><span>Original <a href="https://rollingout.com/2025/01/21/mindfulness-transformed-wellness/" target="_blank">post</a> Jan 21, 2025 by Rollingout</span><br></p> <p>Mindfulness, once a niche spiritual practice, has experienced a remarkable evolution in the past two decades. No longer confined to meditation halls or the fringes of society, mindfulness has become a mainstream wellness tool embraced by people worldwide. The shift from skepticism to acceptance of mindfulness mirrors broader changes in how societies approach mental health and personal development, especially in communities where such practices were once regarded with doubt...</p> https://goamra.org/press/13455538 https://goamra.org/press/13455538 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:26:48 GMT <p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/202409/does-hopefulness-outshine-mindfulness-new-study-says-yes" target="_blank">Original post</a> Sep 07, 2024 by Psychology Today</p> <p>During hopeless times, when you feel as if you're trapped in a dark and desperate place with no way out and no light at the end of the tunnel, new research suggests that cultivating hopefulness is better than practicing mindfulness.&nbsp;<br></p> https://goamra.org/press/13404297 https://goamra.org/press/13404297 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:15:26 GMT <p><span><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-mindfulness-meditation-potential-health-benefits.html" target="_blank">Original post</a> June 03, 2024 by Medical Xpress</span><br></p> <p>Can mindfulness meditation be good medicine for both mental and physical ills? Yes, says one expert who explains the practice and what conditions it might help.</p> https://goamra.org/press/13366380 https://goamra.org/press/13366380 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:36:48 GMT <p><span><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-01-05/better-mental-health-in-24-try-mindfulness-exercise" target="_blank">Original post</a> on Jan 05, 2023 by U.S. News&nbsp;</span><br></p> <p>Combining mindfulness with exercise could be the key to managing stress during a potentially turbulent 2024, a new review argues. Mindfulness meditation -- in which people focus on being in the moment -- can help people better embrace exercise by providing them motivation and helping them look past the temporary discomfort that comes with working out, said lead researcher Masha Remskar, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Bath in England.</p> https://goamra.org/press/13299372 https://goamra.org/press/13299372 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 16:42:59 GMT <p><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/23999825/mindfulness-meditation-jon-kabat-zinn-the-gray-area" target="_blank">Original post</a> on Dec 19, 2023<br></p> <p>Capitalism has a way of hijacking our culture’s best ideas. Regardless of the domain, industry turns almost every promising movement into a product. Mindfulness meditation is an interesting example of this phenomenon. The number of Americans who’ve tried meditation has tripled since 2012, which, on the surface at least, seems like a great thing. And in many ways, it is a great thing: Mindfulness meditation encourages people to cultivate a deeper connection with themselves and the world.<br></p> https://goamra.org/press/13299386 https://goamra.org/press/13299386 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:29:54 GMT <p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-66807432" target="_blank">Original post</a> on Sep 15, 2023 by CCB News</p> <p>People should try to meditate for around 45 minutes every day to cut stress-related high blood pressure, say new guidelines. Other tips from the International Society of Hypertension include taking time out to listen to music, doing yoga and practicing mindfulness. Established medical advice - quit smoking and cut down on salt - still stands.</p> https://goamra.org/press/13262914 https://goamra.org/press/13262914 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:14:45 GMT <p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-are-the-chances/202306/how-mindfulness-and-focusing-attention-can-benefit-cognition" target="_blank">Original post</a> on Jun 28, 2023 by Psychology Today</p> <p>Most of us know what is meant by the term mindfulness. The common understanding is that one’s focus is on the here and now, on what is present moment by moment. And, if you’ve ever tried mindful meditation, then you know the basics of the technique used to create a state of mindfulness, and likely you also know how hard it is to actually accomplish it. When someone talks about the practice of mediation, they seriously mean the word practice.&nbsp;</p> https://goamra.org/press/13225883 https://goamra.org/press/13225883 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:11:04 GMT <p><span><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-introduces-mindful-breathing-practice-to-k-12-curriculum/" target="_blank">Original post</a> on Jun 27, 2023 by CBS New York</span></p> <p>Tuesday was the last day of school for many students, but already New York City public school educators are thinking ahead to next fall. A new practice is being added to the curriculum: mindful breathing to improve mental health. CBS New York visited a school in Bedford-Stuyvesant that is already testing it out. Third graders Noah, Cach and Shawn were leading their classmates at Public School 5 through some mindful breathing techniques.</p> https://goamra.org/press/13225880 https://goamra.org/press/13225880 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:50:45 GMT <p>Original post on Apr 11, 2023 by Greater Good Magazine</p> <p>Anxiety is the most common psychiatric disorder, with over 301 million &nbsp;people affected around the world. Whether extreme anxiety arises in social situations, is triggered by a particular phobia, or manifests as a general unease in the world, it can severely affect people’s everyday functioning and lead to high levels of distress.</p> https://goamra.org/press/13165215 https://goamra.org/press/13165215 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:18:30 GMT <p><span>Original post on Jan 12, 2023 by OUWB School of Medicine</span></p> <p>Helping OUWB medical students live life with more presence, balance, and joy will be the focus of a new 8-week program centered on improved mental health.</p> <p><a href="https://oakland.edu/medicine/news/auto-list-news/2023/Mindfulness-based-Stress-Reduction-program-launches-for-students-at-OUWB" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/13059585 https://goamra.org/press/13059585 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:53:18 GMT <p>Original post on Oct 05, 2022 by U.S. News and World Report</p> <p>Yoga, meditation and other mindfulness practices may help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar — nearly to the degree that standard medications like metformin do, a new analysis suggests.</p> <p><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-05/yoga-mindfulness-could-be-powerful-tools-to-manage-blood-sugar" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/12950165 https://goamra.org/press/12950165 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:29:52 GMT <p><span>Naomi Deokule is an undergraduate student at Brown University majoring in Neuroscience and Public Health. She is interested in the study of mindfulness-based interventions and health, and is currently a research assistant for Dr. Margaret Bublitz’s lab at Brown, who is researching a prenatal mindfulness training for pregnant women at risk for hypertension. For her summer internship with AMRA, she helped produce and distribute The Mindfulness Podcast for the association. She prepared and disseminated the podcast on Youtube, Facebook, Spotify, iTunes, and other social media platforms.</span><br></p> https://goamra.org/press/12943672 https://goamra.org/press/12943672 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:29:56 GMT <p>Original post on Sep 07, 2022 by Neurology Advisor</p> <p>Few significant associations exist between dispositional mindfulness and pain, which includes pain reactivity and default mode connectivity in patients with migraine and in healthy adults. There may be a nuanced or non-robust relationship between mindfulness and default mode network (DMN) connectivity.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.neurologyadvisor.com/topics/migraine-and-headache/mindfulness-pain-reactivity-connectivity-patients-episodic-migraine/" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/12909859 https://goamra.org/press/12909859 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:51:54 GMT <p>Original post on Jul 14, 2022 by Medical News Today</p> <p>Millions of people experience chronic pain, which can often be disruptive to everyday life. According to data from the National Health Interview SurveyTrusted Source, chronic pain — defined as pain that is felt “most days” or “every day” — affects 20.4% (1 in 5) of the adult population in the United States.</p> <p><a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/mindfulness-meditation-changes-how-the-brain-processes-and-perceives-pain" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/12878063 https://goamra.org/press/12878063 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:49:50 GMT <p>Original post on Jul 12, 2022 by CNN Health</p> <p>There is a crisis in teen mental health, and schools in many countries are exploring different ways to make young people more resilient. However, a UK-based research project, the largest of its kind on the subject, has suggested mindfulness training in schools might be a dead end -- at least as a universal, one-size-fits-all approach.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/health/mindfulness-training-uk-schools-not-effective-wellness/index.html" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/12878061 https://goamra.org/press/12878061 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:09:29 GMT <p>Original post on Mar 28, 2022 by Harvard Health Publishing</p> <p>We all experience moments of indulgence that lead to overeating. If it happens once in a while, it’s nothing to worry about. If it happens frequently, you may wonder if you have an overeating problem or "food addiction." Before you worry, know that neither of those is considered an official medical diagnosis. In fact, the existence of food addiction is hotly debated.</p> <p><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/overeating-mindfulness-exercises-may-help-202203282714" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/12754474 https://goamra.org/press/12754474 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:55:48 GMT <p><span>Original post on 01/26/2022 by Science News</span><br></p> <p>On yellow poster board, blue letters spell BELIEVE, a nod to the Emmy-winning TV show Ted Lasso. The sign hangs above mindfulness researcher Tommy Minkler’s office door at West Virginia University, a reminder to trust in the work he’s doing to help elite athletes...</p> https://goamra.org/press/12464375 https://goamra.org/press/12464375 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:13:04 GMT <p>Original post on 12/02/2021 by Forbes</p> <p>The practice of mindfulness has benefits for the American workforce. It helps with stress reduction, focus and self-awareness—even improves engagement and productivity. But according to a new study, many people are using it in the wrong way. Researchers at the University of Waterloo...</p> <p><span><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2021/12/02/people-are-incorrectly-using-mindfulness-research-shows-heres-what-needs-correcting/?sh=7b11651b10f7" target="_blank">Read the article</a></span></p> https://goamra.org/press/12171643 https://goamra.org/press/12171643 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:59:37 GMT <p>Original post on 10/14/2021 by Harvard Medical School<br></p> <p>It’s easy to say you simply don’t have time to be mindful. With so much going on in daily life, who has time to stop and be present? But everyone has at least 10 minutes to spare to practice mindfulness.The point of these brief, daily reflections is to help you tap into calmness whenever life gets too hairy. Practicing everyday mindfulness can also improve your memory and concentration skills and help you feel less distracted and better able to manage crises like dealing with the pandemic.</p> <p><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/evoking-calm-practicing-mindfulness-in-daily-life-helps-202110142617" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/12100485 https://goamra.org/press/12100485 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:39:19 GMT <p><span>Original post on 07/30/2021 by Rutgers University</span></p> <p>Mindfulness strategies and yoga sessions offered by Rutgers University‒Camden in the fall of 2019 came at an opportune time, teaching Camden residents skills to improve their physical and mental health and helping to deal with issues related to COVID-19 when the pandemic hit in New Jersey several months later. The sessions led by two Rutgers‒Camden nursing professors are part of a study on the enduring benefits of mindfulness meditation upon reducing stress and medical and mental health issues.</p> <p><a href="https://news.camden.rutgers.edu/2021/08/study-uses-mindfulness-meditation-to-help-camden-residents-cope-with-stress-and-to-improve-overall-health-before-during-and-after-the-pandemic/" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10794652 https://goamra.org/press/10794652 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:52:28 GMT <p><span>Original post on 06/29/2021 by CNN Health</span></p> <p>Noticing the here and now sounds simple, right? That's the core of mindfulness practices, which invite participants to direct their attention to the present."I define it as paying attention to our present moment experiences with openness, curiosity and willingness to be with that experience," said Diana Winston, director of...</p> <p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/29/health/mindfulness-5-ways-get-started-wellness/index.html" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10714784 https://goamra.org/press/10714784 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:49:25 GMT <p><span>Original post on 06/24/2021 by Miami Herald</span></p> <p>Stop and smell the roses. Live in the present. Focus on what is important. These are all things we tell our kids to do -- even though we may have trouble doing them ourselves. But what do those phrases mean? They sound good, but what are we really trying to instill in our children when we say them?</p> <p><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/article252323893.html" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10714779 https://goamra.org/press/10714779 Fri, 28 May 2021 03:48:47 GMT <p>Original post on 05/26/2021 by AARP</p> <p>When psychiatrist Judson Brewer, M.D., wants to help a patient stop smoking, one of the first things he does is ask the smoker to give his or her full attention to smoking a cigarette, focusing on how it tastes, smells and feels right then. "Not one of them has come back and said that they enjoyed smoking,” says Brewer...</p> <p><a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2021/what-is-mindfulness.html" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10566311 https://goamra.org/press/10566311 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:13:42 GMT <p>Original post on 04/27/2021 by PsyPost</p> <p>Mindfulness training could help protect university students against stress and anxiety, according to a new randomized controlled trial published in BMC Psychology. The findings provide evidence that brief meditation sessions can help to reduce psychological distress...</p> <p><a href="https://www.psypost.org/2021/04/a-brief-mindfulness-based-intervention-could-help-reduce-psychological-distress-among-university-students-60580" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10387953 https://goamra.org/press/10387953 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:55:31 GMT <p>Original post on 04/07/2021 by Nature</p> <p>Since 2019, we’ve taught a meditation course for graduate students. The origins of the course date back to 2018 when we saw each other’s workspaces. Kevin frequently practices yoga on his at-the-ready mat and Richard’s (Rick’s) office is saturated with signs of his meditation practice...</p> <p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00928-w" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10284418 https://goamra.org/press/10284418 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:44:25 GMT <p>Original post on 03/26/2021 by MedicalNewsToday</p> <p>Research has shown that mindfulness practice can help people manage anxiety and stress. A recent study explores online mindfulness classes as a means of helping people manage the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.A study by researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, investigates the therapeutic value of online mindfulness sessions for people who have found that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their emotional health...</p> <p><a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/mindfulness-during-a-pandemic-can-it-help" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10266356 https://goamra.org/press/10266356 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:07:34 GMT <p>Original post on 03/16/2021 by Alyson Meister and Amanda Sinclair</p> <p>It’s no surprise that online work is depleting our energy and resilience. The evidence shows that many of us are working longer hours, suffering chronic stress, and burning out at levels the world has never witnessed. At the same time, we’re longing for and losing our social connections and sometimes experiencing profound loneliness and grief in solitude. To regain energy, find renewed pleasure in our work, and truly connect with colleagues and friends, we need to find ways to block out the noise in our virtual reality. One way we can do that is through cultivating mindfulness — online.</p> <p><a href="https://hbr.org/2021/03/staying-mindful-when-youre-working-remotely" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10205252 https://goamra.org/press/10205252 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 01:54:19 GMT <p data-watemprangeelementstart="1" data-watemprangeelementend="1">Original post on 03/11/2021 by Sophia Antipolis</p> <p data-watemprangeelementstart="1" data-watemprangeelementend="1">An eight-week programme of mindfulness meditation improves quality of life and reduces fear of activity in heart attack patients, according to research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “A heart attack is a serious life-threatening event and survivors can suffer from low quality of life,” said study author Dr. Canan Karadas of Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. “One reason is a fear of movement, called kinesiophobia, which limits daily activity due to concerns of another heart attack.” “Mindfulness refers to the mental state achieved by focusing awareness on the present moment, including thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations,” continued Dr. Karadas. “It has drawn increasing attention for treating chronic conditions such as high blood pressure. Our study examined its effect on fatigue, kinesiophobia, and quality of life after an acute myocardial infarction.”</p> <p data-watemprangeelementstart="1" data-watemprangeelementend="1"><a href="https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/Mindfulness-meditation-improves-quality-of-life-in-heart-attack-survivors" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10191622 https://goamra.org/press/10191622 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:18:28 GMT <p><em>Original post on 03/10/2021 by Brielle Benyon</em></p> <p>Cancer survivors and caregivers alike can use the practice of mindfulness to build resilience, and there are plenty of resources available that can guide users through the process, according to Loren Winters. Winters, an oncology nurse practitioner and associate director of breast cancer survivorship at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center in Boston, recently discussed mindfulness and resilience at CURE®’s Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit. “In a nutshell, mindfulness is paying attention on purpose. It’s not necessarily about filling or clearing the mind, but it’s about being present simply to what is,” Winters said, noting that this is often more difficult that it seems, since people are conditioned to be in a stress state. People are often in what’s called a “fight-or-flight” response, which can have negative impacts on health...</p> <p><a href="https://www.curetoday.com/view/how-patients-with-cancer-can-boost-their-mindfulness-muscle-and-improve-resiliency" target="_blank">Read the article</a></p> https://goamra.org/press/10185588 https://goamra.org/press/10185588