An analysis of recent meditation research and suggestions for future directions.
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Abstract Meditation offers a rich and complex field of study. Over the past 40 years, several hundred research studies have demonstrated numerous significant findings including changes in psychological, physiological, and transpersonal realms. This paper attempts to summarize these findings, and to review more recent meditation research. We then suggest directions for future research, emphasizing the necessity to continue to expand the paradigm from which meditation research is conducted, from a predominantly re‐ductionistic, biomedical model to one which includes subjective and transpersonal domains and an integral perspective.
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Meditative mindfulness, originally systematized by Kabat-Zinn, has a therapeutic orientation and involves the use of mindfulness meditation as a primary intervention for various mental and physical conditions.
“Meanwhile, meditative mindfulness , originally systematized by Kabat-Zinn (2003), has a therapeutic orientation and involves the use of mindfulness meditation as a primary intervention for various mental and physical conditions”
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- Authors
- Shapiro, S. L., & Walsh, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- ORCID
- Walsh, Roger
- Venue
- The Humanistic Psychologist
- Published
- 2003
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2-3
- Pages
- 86-114
- ISSN
- 0887-3267 (ISSN-L)
- 1547-3333
- OpenAlex
- W1976237813
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2016-02-08)
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Humanistic Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Keywords
- meditation, meditation research, transpersonal experience, integral perspective, future research directions
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