Mechanisms of mindfulness: Emotion regulation following a focused breathing induction


Abstract

The current study investigated whether a 15 min recorded focused breathing induction in a normal, primarily undergraduate population would decrease the intensity and negativity of emotional responses to affectively valenced picture slides and increase willingness to remain in contact with aversive picture slides. The effects of the focused breathing ...

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Crossing in front of mindfulness


this side of ross

An example of mindfulness, b/c sometimes those help, is how I was walking back to the hotel room from the ross dress for less. I had paid $8.48 for some shorts, and I was crossing the parking lot (massive, I was on the back ...

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on being reborn


To lay me down, In silence easy, To be born again... -Van M.

On Being Reborn

On being reborn (again, many times day) i write: one of the most useful learnings i have found in the last few years was at the Yoga Service Conference when Sharon Salzberg was teaching ...

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