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Medical School - Worcester Mindfulness Mindfulness has been described as “The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment to moment.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2003 A growing body of research supports the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for mental health conditions such as, depression, anxiety, and addictions, as well as problems such as stress and chronic pain. Mindfulness skills allow people to

Mindfulness Research Research Literature Goyal, M., Singh, S., Sibinga, E. M., Gould, N. F., Rowland-Seymour, A., Sharma, R., ... & Haythornthwaite, J. A. (2014). Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA internal medicine, 174(3), 357-368. http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1809754 Kahn MW. On taking notice – Learning mindfulness from (Boston) Brahmins. The New England journal of medicine. 2015;372(10):901-3. DOI:

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Mindfulness Studies A randomized controlled pilot trial of classroom-basedmindfulness meditation compared to an active control condition in sixth-grade children. Britton WB1, Lepp NE2, Niles HF3, Rocha T4, Fisher NE5, Gold JS6. Abstract The current study is a pilot trial to examine the effects of a nonelective, classroom-based, teacher-implemented, mindfulness meditation intervention on standard clinical measures of mental health and affect in middle school children. A total of 101 healthy sixth-grade

General Mindfulness Training Programs & Related Resources UMass Chan Medical School Center for Mindfulness Mission: explore, understand, articulate and further mindfulness in the lives of individuals, organizations and communities through clinical care, rigorous scientific research, professional training, and informed public discourse. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction:  http://www.umassmemorialhealthcare.org/umass-memorial-center-mindfulness UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Psychiatry Mindfulness

Carl Fulwiler, MD, PhD - June 9, 2015 Mindfulness-based interventions are effective for emotional eating and binge eating. For weight loss, combining mindfulness training with behavioral strategies holds most promise. Webinar Slides

UMass Medical School - Mindfulness conference draws global experts Mindfulness conference draws global experts Investigating and integrating mindfulness in medicine, health care and society Sandra Gray UMass Medical School Communications For the ninth year, the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society (CFM) at UMass Medical School is hosting its annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators. More than 500 registrants from 15 countries on five

Free Mindfulness Apps Apps to Support Personal Mindfulness Practice Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app Insight Timer:  https://insighttimer.com/ 

Mindfulness and Wellness Wellness and resiliency are central to palliative care training and lifelong practice. Our fellows meet for confidential , one-on-one , longitudinal virtual sessions with health psychologist Tina Runyan, PhD, a nationally recognized expert in the unique stresses of healthcare workers.  Our lead social worker, Nancy McCool LICSW, mentors our fellows in resiliency skills and offers at-the-elbow support on clinical rotations.  Our team has a gratitude practice at our weekly