Exploring the Effectiveness of Brief Mindfulness Practices
Another study supports the benefit of very brief mindfulness practices embedded in existing patient care activities. Very brief practices may overcome patient reluctance to commit to more time-consuming interventions which also require additional visits to a clinic setting. Embedding these practices in familiar care-routines may also overcome stereotypes about “meditation” and unfamiliarity with complementary treatments which may elicit resistance to engagement. The studies findings show that there are positive measurable effects of very brief interventions. Studies such as this one provide fertile grounds for envisioning how they might be leveraged in an on-going program of mindful support. Imagine if, instead of a time-limited intervention suitable for a study, provision of very brief Mindfulness Based Interventions were embedded into an array of routines on an on-going basis.