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Loving Kindness Meditation – Reflections for the festive season

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The majority of current research into meditation so far focused on mindfulness-based practices and similar methods. Recently, this has shifted a bit and we see a growing interest in meditation practices aimed at improving love and compassion. First studies, investigating some of the neural underpinnings do emerge, such as the 2012 study by Lee and co-workers. In 2008 Barbara Fredrickson, one of the leading figures of Positive Psychology, published a study showing that employees of a software and information technology... Read more

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Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale (IMS)

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The Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale is a validated, 27-item questionnaire with four sub-scales. It measures trait mindfulness in social or interpersonal contexts.   Description It is widely assumed that mindfulness is not only beneficial for intrapersonal wellbeing but can also improve our relationships, for example by listening mindfully and thus understanding better, or by not jumping […] Our knowledge base is for members only. To access this entry, either log in to your membership account or sign up for one of... Read more
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Does meditation make us kinder?

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Loving-kindness and compassion-focused meditations are increasingly integrated into psychological practice. Furthermore, scholars discuss ethical dimensions of secular mindfulness programmes. So, what is the scientific evidence about the prosocial effects of meditation? I review four meta-analyses that investigate whether meditation increases kind and compassionate emotions and behaviours, or increase our pro-sociality, as psychological science would say. […] Our knowledge base is for members only. To access this entry, either log in to your membership account or sign up for one of... Read more
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Compassion-focused meditation practices

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Compassion-focused meditations are central to most forms of Buddhism and are of central importance in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In particular simpler forms, such as Loving Kindness Meditations or Self-Compassion meditations are increasingly being used in psychological / therapeutic contexts. Up to now, Loving Kindness and Self-Compassion Meditations are also the most widely researched forms of compassion-focused […] Our knowledge base is for members only. To access this entry, either log in to your membership account or sign up for one of... Read more

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