Mindfulness
3 August 2021
Mindfulness is the practice of focusing on the present, paying particular attention to your thoughts, movements or external stimuli
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Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety
14 August 2020
The first systematic review of the evidence on meditation suggests that 8 per cent of people experience a negative effect such as depression, anxiety, psychosis or thoughts of suicide
Buddhist monk Gelong Thubten on the science of mindfulness
2 October 2019
Meditation and mindfulness are useful for modern life, says Gelong Thubten, because they can help us be less controlled by stressful thoughts and emotions
Using a meditation app each day may improve your memory and attention
3 June 2019
Short bursts of app-guided meditation several times a day has been found to improve performance on memory and attention tasks in a study involving 40 adults
A quarter of people who meditate experience negative mental states
9 May 2019
More than a quarter of people who regularly meditate say they have experienced negative mental states, including anxiety, fear and disturbed emotions
Different meditation types train distinct parts of your brain
4 October 2017
Just like physical exercise, the kind of improvements you get with meditation depend on exactly how you train
Lost in meditation: Two books argue over mindfulness
13 September 2017
Meditation and mindfulness may be good for us, or they may encourage narcissism. Explore different paths to enlightenment
