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News: Learning Well-Being
Well-Being in Adults
Researchers Develop New Metrics for Measuring Mental States During Meditation
September 23, 2020
In a recent collaborative study across institutions, researchers developed a new framework to identify mental states during meditation. This included the focus-on-breath state and mind wandering, and estimates of how much time meditators spend in each state.
Research Findings
Research Suggests Common Mindfulness Program Unlikely to Cause Harm
August 18, 2020
Researchers at the Center for Healthy Minds found that people who took part in the most common and widely available secular mindfulness program did not experience psychological harm at a rate higher compared to people in control groups who did not take part in the program.
Learning Well-Being
Brief Meditation Practices Differ in Buffering Against Stress
December 12, 2018
When stressed, brief meditation practices work differently and not all are equally helpful
Learning Well-Being
Happy and Healthy Communities – What’s Working in Well-Being Research
November 26, 2018
Center founder Richard Davidson participated in a roundtable organized by the NIH about the future of emotional well-being
Learning Well-Being
Center Research Expands with Arrival of New Faculty Member Simon Goldberg
October 26, 2018
The Center for Healthy Minds welcomes new faculty member Simon Goldberg, who studies the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions and explores what works in successful therapist-patient interactions
Well-Being in Children
New Program Focuses on Well-Being of Educators in Mexico
October 25, 2018
The Center and Mexico-based nonprofit AtentaMente are piloting a program to improve school cultures and educators' well-being