Research studies
Davidson,R.J.,Kabat-Zinn,J.,et al(2003) Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine,65:564-570.
Lazar,S.W. et al(2005) Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness. NeuroReport,v.16:1893-97.
Salamons,T.V. et al(2004) Perceived controllability modulates the neural response to pain. Journal of Neuroscience,24:7199-7203.
Tang,Y.Y. et al(2007) Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA,104:17152-17156.
Urry,H.L. et al(2004) Making a Life Worth Living: Neural Correlates of Well-being. Psychological Science. 15: 367-372.
Reading List
Begley, Sharon. Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves. New York: Ballantine Books, 2007.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon.
- Full-Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. New York: Delta,1990.
- Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. New York: Hyperion, 1994.
- Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting (with Myla Kabat-Zinn) New York: Hyperion,1997.
- Coming to our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness. New York: Hyperion, 2005.
Ricard, Matthieu. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill. New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2006.
Santorelli, Saki. Heal Thy Self: Lessons on MIndfulness in Medicine. New York; Bell Tower, 1999.
Segal, Williams, and Teasdale. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse. New York: The Guilford Press, 2002.
Thich Nhat Hanh. Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life. Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1987.
Williams, Teasdale, Segal and Kabat-Zinn. The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness. New York: The Guilford Press, 2007.
