Harnessing Life’s Slings and Arrows: The Science and Opportunities for Mindfulness Meditation During a Global Pandemic and Beyond

We are at a difficult time in history with societal increases in stress, loneliness, and psychopathology, along with high rates of obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and chronic pain. Mindfulness interventions offer promise to address these societal issues. However, in order to make best use of the opportunities revealed by our current challenges, we must: (1) tackle these issues head-on with inclusive, innovative, and creative experimental designs and interventions, and (2) collectively adhere to rigorous, high quality methods so as to provide an evidence-based integration of mindfulness interventions into mainstream medicine and public health.
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: EDITORIAL COMMENT Source Type: research