Mindfulness /
Mindfulness refers to a conscious awareness that emerges when we pay attention to the present moment in a particular way. Scientists and scholars take mindfulness as an object of study or practice mindfulness themselves as a research tool or method. Mindfulness-based interventions have been found to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Contemporary perspectives in qualitative research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Mindfulness refers to a conscious awareness that emerges when we pay attention to the present moment in a particular way. Scientists and scholars take mindfulness as an object of study or practice mindfulness themselves as a research tool or method. Mindfulness-based interventions have been found to be moderately effective for the treatment of stress, anxiety, and depression and a variety of other psychiatric disorders. Mindfulness has also become a popular global phenomenon and, for some, a movement or revolution. This Anglo-American invention, with Asian roots and transnational reach, has moved rapidly from the monasteries of Southeast Asia to retreat centres, clinics, and classrooms of the Western world. This entry offers an introduction to the rise of the mindfulness meditation "movement," which is understood here as a ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529747157 1529747155 9781526421036 1526421038 |