How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective

Cultivation of mindfulness, the nonjudgmental awareness of experiences in the present moment, produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress-related symptoms. Mindfulness meditation has therefore increasingly been incorporated into psychotherapeutic interventions. A...

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Published in:	Perspectives on psychological science Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 537 - 559
Main Authors:	Hölzel, Britta K., Lazar, Sara W., Gard, Tim, Schuman-Olivier, Zev, Vago, David R., Ott, Ulrich
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications 01.11.2011 SAGE Publications SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Amygdala Awareness Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy Behavioral neuroscience Biological and medical sciences Bodily awareness Cortex Cultivation Disorders Emotion Emotional expression Emotional regulation Emotions Extinction Medical sciences Meditation Memory Mental disorders Mindfulness Neuroimaging Physiological regulation Plasticity Psychiatric symptoms Psychological disorders Psychological stress Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychotherapy Research methodology Self Self control Self regulation Selfreport Stress Treatments Well being positive psychology cognition consciousness stress disorders neuroscience attention anxiety disorders Human Cognitive therapy Consciousness Meditation Positive psychology Attention Anxiety disorder Cognition Review Mindfulness Stress Treatment Mechanism of action
ISSN:	1745-6916, 1745-6924
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