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Three Ways Mindfulness Can Make You Less Biased - Greater Good
Mindfulness is a state of being that involves awareness, acceptance, and non-judgment. Research suggests that mindfulness can help us correct cognitive biases that affect how we judge people and situations, and improve our social relationships.
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Five Ways Mindfulness Meditation Is Good for Your Health
Mindfulness, it turns out, may affect these disease-fighting cells. In several studies, mindfulness meditation appeared to increase levels of T-cells or T-cell activity in patients with HIV or breast cancer. This suggests that mindfulness could play a role in fighting cancer and other diseases that call upon immune cells.
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What is Mindfulness? - Greater Good
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., is a professor of medicine emeritus and founding director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program in the… View Profile More From THIS SERIES
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Mindfulness Definition | What Is Mindfulness - Greater Good
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Learn the benefits, limitations, and practices of mindfulness from Greater Good, a website that explores the science and practice of happiness.
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Seven Ways Mindfulness Can Help Teachers - Greater Good
Learn how mindfulness can help teachers to understand their emotions, communicate better, manage difficult students, and create a calm and productive classroom environment. The web page provides examples of mindfulness practices and exercises for teachers to apply in their daily work.
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Mindfulness Quiz - Greater Good
Find out how mindful you are with this quiz based on a scale developed by researchers at La Salle University and Drexel University. Answer 21 questions about your awareness, emotions, and thoughts, and get feedback on your mindfulness level and how to improve it.
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Better Eating through Mindfulness - Greater Good
Why mindfulness? Jean Kristeller, a professor emeritus of psychology at Indiana State University, is a pioneer in the field. She first became interested in applying mindfulness to eating issues when working as a clinician with overweight college students who were compulsively eating large quantities of food—or “binging.”
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The State of Mindfulness Science - Greater Good
A comprehensive overview of the latest research on mindfulness meditation, its benefits and limitations, and how it affects our attention, stress, compassion, and relationships. Learn about the challenges and opportunities of studying mindfulness science from experts and practitioners.
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Why We Need Mindfulness at Work - Greater Good
Mindfulness is a state of being attuned to the present moment without judging or reacting. It can help ease stress, boost positive emotions, and increase productivity and focus at work. Learn more about mindfulness benefits, practices, and programs from the GGSC.
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Mindfulness | Greater Good
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given ...
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