This chapter focuses on the role of meditation and mindfulness in clinical therapy, and on
how meditation as part of the therapeutic process relates to spiritual growth and
development. Definitions and types of meditation practice are discussed, followed by a brief …

Meditation can be conceptualized as a family of complex emotional and attentional
regulatory training regimes developed for various ends, including the cultivation of well-
being and emotional balance. Among these various practices, there are two styles that are …

This study investigated the link between meditation, self-reported mindfulness and cognitive
flexibility as well as other attentional functions. It compared a group of meditators
experienced in mindfulness meditation with a meditation-naïve control group on measures …

Presents an overview and analysis of the nature of meditation; various meditation
techniques and their effectiveness; how it might enhance work, creativity, and athletic
performance; whether a mantra ever loses its effectiveness; the various effects of meditation  …

After 15 years on sustained psychological research on meditation, a careful evaluation of the
evidence of the effects and effectiveness of meditation techniques is needed. The contents
of this book provide just such an evaluation—the contributors being drawn from among …

Previous research indicates that long-term meditation practice is associated with altered
resting electroencephalogram patterns, suggestive of long lasting changes in brain activity.
We hypothesized that meditation practice might also be associated with changes in the …

Background: This study examined the effects of an 8-week stress reduction program based
on training in mindfulness meditation. Previous research efforts suggesting this program
may be beneficial in terms of reducing stress-related symptomatology and helping patients …

Neuroelectric and imaging studies of meditation are reviewed. Electroencephalographic
measures indicate an overall slowing subsequent to meditation, with theta and alpha
activation related to proficiency of practice. Sensory evoked potential assessment of …

Research over the past two decades broadly supports the claim that mindfulness meditation—
practiced widely for the reduction of stress and promotion of health—exerts beneficial effects
on physical and mental health, and cognitive performance. Recent neuroimaging studies …

How capable is the human orga nism of adjusting to psycholog ically disturbing changes in
the environment? Our technological age is probably testing this capacity more se verely than
it was ever tested in the past. The impact of the rapid changes-un precedented in scale …