Mindfulness news

Hardly a week goes by these days without some new news about mindfulness and its positive effects. Here’s a random sampling of some recent ones.

ABC World News Report, May 2011

The Science of Mindfulness: Dr. Daniel J. Siegel on what makes mindfulness so beneficial to our health, psyche, and overall quality of life. Mindful.org.
How Meditation Changes the Brain, New York Times, Jan 2011.
Brain Imaging Illuminates Neuro Basis of Meditation, ABC News, Nov 2011.
How meditation helps beat stress. Times of India, Feb 2011.
New Research: Sadness and Depression with the Brain in Mind. MentalHelp.Net, Nov 12, 2010.
Pain Is No Matter for the Meditative Mind. BrainBlogger, Oct 2011.
Rewiring the Brain to Ease Pain. Wall Street Journal, Nov 2011.
Stuck on the crossword? How meditation can help you get better brain power, Mail Online, Sep 2008.
7 Fascinating Facts About Meditation, Huffington Post, Jul 2011.
Mindfulness Therapy Beats Drugs in Preventing Depression Relapse, Psyche Central, Dec 2010.
Conquering Fear, Wall Street Journal, Jan 2011.
Putting an End to Mindless Munching, Wall Street Journal, May 2008.
Meditation helps cancer patients years after diagnosis, Cure Today, May 2011.
Teaching the Neurons to Meditate, Science Daily, Jul 2011.
The neuroscience of mindfulness, Psychology Today, Oct 2009.
Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain, UWisc-Madison News, Mar 2008.
Wandering Minds Less Happy Than Focused Ones, Discovery News, Nov 2010.
To Reduce Pain (and Alter Your Brain), Try Meditation, FoxNews, Nov 2010.
Even Beginners Can Curb Pain With Meditation, NPR, Apr 2011.
How Mindfulness Makes the Brain Immune to Temptation, Psychology Today, Nov 2011.
Meditation Relieves IBS Severity, Randomized Study Finds, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, Nov 2011.
Meditation helps ease hot flashes–study, The MedGuru, Mar 2011.
Rethinking Tinnitus: When The Ringing Won’t Stop, Clear Your Mind, NPR, Jul 2011.

See also MBSR Research (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)