Essays on Mindfulness

Abstract This study investigates the limited research conducted on the impact of Mindfulness-Based Stressed Reduction (MBSR) on individuals suffering from anxiety-related disorders. Most previous studies have concentrated on the advantages of MBSR for patients with medical conditions or those not experiencing mental health problems. Nevertheless, recent research has exclusively focused on its efficacy for individuals…

Our academic article, “Meditation or Medication? Mindfulness training versus medication in the treatment of childhood ADHD: A randomized controlled trial.” written by Renee Meppelink, details and argues for the use of mindfulness over medication when combating ADHD. Published in March of 2016, Meppelink along with two other authors describe a hypothetical experiment to test the…

All too often, students succumb to the unfortunate throes of expectation and stress that come along with attending a competitive high school. By all means, stress can be a positive, powerful force which may catalyze production, but, once it reaches a certain threshold, it overwhelms people to the point of feeling stuck, useless, and incapable…

The relation between mindfulness and anxiety is a topic not many research is done on. The relation of the two variables would be significant as anxiety is a psychological problem many people have in society today and mindfulness is known to be a cure for many psychological problems. In the present study, breathing exercises were…

Leadership is the quality of an individual’s behavior whereby he is able to guide the people or their activities towards certain goals- James Citrina and Thoms Neff;Leadership is the ability to get work done with and through others, while at the same time winning their confidence, respect, loyalty and willing co-operation. The first part of…

Positive Psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) share a focus on the promotion of human flourishing. They have common techniques for accomplishing this via goal setting, psychological strengths, mindfulness and the clarification of values and their relation to the meaning of life (Ciarrochi & Kashdan 2013). ACT emphasizes creating steps that move toward committed…

Mindfulness denotes aiming upon the now and present, rather than deliberating about the former, or interesting apprehensions and ambitious opinion concerning the outlook. Mindfulness is an opposite of mindlessness. Mindlessness indicates a situation of alertness known through slight perception of what remains accepted at the current moment. Mindfulness is a budding aveneue to larger sovereignty…