It Undermines Physical and Mental Health; Contributes to Anxiety and Depression; Increases Burnout; Impacts Work Life and Family Life.
Stress is a major contributing factor to:
It Fosters Health and Wellness; Supports Emotional Resilience and Balance; Benefits Work, Family and Community.
Mindfulness can help you:
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The essentials in three One-Hour classes. Developed by the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (Oxford University, UK) for those not ready to commit to an eight week course. Introducing Mindfulness is evidence based and an effective introduction for people with no prior meditation experience. Learn how mindfulness can support you in everyday life.
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The essentials in three One-Hour classes. Developed by the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (Oxford University, UK) for those not ready to commit to an eight week course. Introducing Mindfulness is evidence based and an effective introduction for people with no prior meditation experience. Learn how mindfulness can support you in everyday life.
The definitive eight-week course developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 to support patients who weren’t getting full benefit from standard medical treatment. MBSR is an intensive introduction to mindfulness meditation and mindful living. Now offered at more than 750 medical centers world-wide.
Qualitative study shows that a brief, five week course of two hour classes and home practice of applied mindfulness based on the teachings of Zen Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh were acceptable to a population of physicians and was effective to increase their perceived sense of wellness and enhance communication with their patients and colleagues.
In a departure from my usual choice of studies to highlight in this blog I’ll share with the reader a “look under the hood” for a glimpse into the process of teaching mindfulness. Here is an interesting analysis of features of guided mindfulness recordings which may enhance or degrade the learner’s experience. I experience the creation of a guided practice recording to have elements of logic and planning mixed with a sense of the art
A 2023 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis showed that mindfulness-based interventions such as MBSR and MBCT may significantly reduce psychological symptoms and fatigue in patients with lung cancer. Programs which utilized shorter ( 8 weeks) highly structured interventions showed better effects than longer, less programs.
Compassion fatigue is defined as a physical and emotional exhaustion alongside diminished empathy
in caregivers of persons who experience suffering from acute or chronic health conditions. Loving Kindness Meditation is a practice with ancient roots and a component of modern Mindfulness practices. This study demonstrates that Loving Kindness Meditation for NICU nurses was an effective and easily implemented intervention to promote nursing resilience and prevent compassion fatigue.
The research paper describes a study to investigate the impact of a nurse led mindfulness meditation on compassion fatigue on a nursing unit of a large metropolitan hospital in the US. The study suggests that brief (5 minute) nurse-led interventions can have a significant impact reducing compassion fatigue and burn-out.
The research paper describes a study to investigate the impact of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on nurse burnout. The study found that nurses in the intervention group showed significant improvements in burnout and highlights the importance of implementing mindfulness-based programs to support the mental health of nurses during challenging times.
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