Being a parent comes with a variety of successes and challenges, and parenting struggles are compounded by individual, communal, and societal factors such as histories of trauma, lack of positive caregiving role models, and systemic racism. BIPOC parents are less likely to receive quality mental health care, and racial discrimination is associated with trauma symptoms, …
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Integrating Tibetan Dream Yoga and Western Techniques for Lucid Dream Induction
Inspired by His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s vision for continued collaboration between science and Buddhism, this research aims to explore how best to induce lucid dreaming—where individuals realize they are dreaming while still asleep—by integrating Tibetan Dream Yoga with modern scientific techniques. Tibetan Dream Yoga offers profound insights into the mind and consciousness but has …
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Identifying Needs and Preferences for an mHealth Intervention to Support MBCT for Pain in Multiple Sclerosis
Chronic pain is a significant issue for people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), impacting daily life and overall well-being. While mindfulness interventions are effective in alleviating pain, there is considerable variation in how individuals respond to treatment. Consistent home practice is a key factor in producing therapeutic outcomes. However, a barrier to treatment success occurs when …
Cultivating Transformation: The Role of Contemplative Practices in Sustainability Advocacy
The world faces serious environmental and social challenges, like climate change, that require us to rethink how our societies and economies work. Existing solutions have not brought about the profound changes needed to tackle the crises because they do not engage and transform values like economic growth or human-nature separation at the root of these …
The Urgent Need for Research in Indigenous Contemplative Science in Ecuador: A Beacon for Pluralism in Nature, Mental Health, and Well-being, with Potential Transformative Impact
Background: Indigenous knowledge offers a unique perspective on the connection between nature, mindfulness, and well-being. In the Andes, “pacharuna” emphasizes a deep integration between humans and nature, contrasting with Western views that often separate mind and body. This research explores how traditional Andean agroecological spaces influence mental health and mindfulness, particularly in the face of …
Measuring the Immeasurables: Feasibility of Digital Biomarkers to Detect Shifts In Compassion Within An Online Group-based Intervention For Trauma Survivors
Compassion, one of the immeasurables, is the genuine wish that suffering and hardship of sentient beings be alleviated. Although it is a quality of personal well-being, it is not cultivated in isolation. It exemplifies the interpersonal because it is a willingness to accompany pain and fragility of self/others in intimate and balanced ways. Compassion naturally …
A preliminary trial with mixed methods exploring the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy for managing distress and substance use in Latine individuals
Substance use among Latine individuals in the U.S. is a significant public health concern, with negative health outcomes exacerbated by barriers to healthcare and systemic discrimination. Traditional interventions may not fully address this population’s unique cultural and emotional needs. This study first seeks to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of an adapted brief compassion-focused therapy …
Developing and testing the Dialectic-Informed Stress Reduction (DISR) intervention: A brief online intervention for Asian young adults
Asian young adults (AYA) experience the highest degree of psychological distress and greatest unmet mental health needs among Asian individuals in the U.S. since the Covid-19 pandemic. Compared to European Americans and other ethnoracial minorities, Asians are least likely to utilize mental health services, leading to elevated levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. There is …
Voces de la Comunidad: MBRP providers’ considerations for culturally responsive treatment with Latinx communities
Mindfulness research to date may represent a distorted view of the contextual factors that contribute to discrepancies in substance use treatment and engagement with Latinx clients. Specifically, underutilization and early termination rates seen in Latinx populations may be due to a lack of appropriate interventions for these individuals, stemming from the historical underrepresentation of ethno-racial …
Mindfulness-based intervention to address mental distress and burnout among healthcare staff in Vietnam
Healthcare workers worldwide confront high rates of depression and anxiety, suicidal ideation and attempts, low self-esteem, and burnout reported among HCWs. Although mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) show promise in promoting psychosocial wellbeing and flourishing among HCWs, they have not been tested in Southeast Asia. This study proposes to adapt and implement an MBI in Vietnam (Aim …
