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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Main Author: Stanley, Steven, 1978-
Other Authors: Atkinson, Paul, 1947- (Editor), Delamont, Sara, 1947- (Editor), Cernat, Alexandru (Editor), Sakshaug, Joseph W. (Editor), Williams, Richard A., active 2020 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020.
Series:Contemporary perspectives in qualitative research.
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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 ...
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781529747157
1529747155
9781526421036
1526421038