Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness Meditation has been described as a process of bringing a certain quality of attention to moment-by-moment experience and as a combination of the self-regulation of attention with an attitude of curiosity, openness, and acceptance toward one’s experiences.

Mindfulness meditation, the core practice of Vipassana meditation, has been incorporated into several clinically-based meditation therapies.

Mindfulness Meditation

The capacity to evoke Mindfulness Meditation is developed using various meditation techniques that originated in Buddhist spiritual practices; however, general descriptions of mindfulness vary from investigator to investigator and there is no consensus on the defining components or processes. Mindfulness Meditation approaches are not considered relaxation or mood management techniques, and once learned, may be cultivated during many kinds of activities.

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Mindfulness Meditations increases the chances that any activity one is engaged in will result in an expanded perspective and understanding of oneself. In a state of mindfulness, thoughts and feelings are observed on par with objects of sensory awareness, and without reacting to them in an automatic, habitual way. Thus, mindfulness allows a person to respond to situations reflectively rather than impulsively.

Mindfulness meditation practices include the traditional Vipassana, and Zen meditation and the clinically-based techniques Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.


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This report is based on research conducted by the University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services