Presented by
Dr Sadhbh Joyce
Senior Psychologist (MAPS), Co-Founder of Mindarma, Meditation Teacher, External Fellow, Black Dog Institute/UNSW Medicine (NSW)
Research
Benefits of Mindfulness
Lomas et al., (2018)
Mindfulness-based interventions in the workplace: An inclusive systematic review and meta-analysis of their impact upon wellbeing
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2018.1519588
Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes et al., (2020)
Mindfulness for preventing psychosocial risks in the workplace: A systematic review and meta-analysis
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/5/1851
Edwards et al., (2023).
Twenty years of research on mindfulness at work: A structured literature review
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0148296323006446
Vonderlin et al., (2020)
Mindfulness-Based Programs in the Workplace: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-020-01328-3
Whitefield et al., (2022)
The Effects of Mindfulness-based Programs on Cognitive Function in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9381612/
Schuman-Olivier et al., (2020)
Mindfulness and Behavioural Change
https://journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/fulltext/2020/11000/mindfulness_and_behavior_change.3.aspx
How does mindfulness work?
Taren et al., (2015)
Mindfulness meditation training alters stress-related amygdala resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/10/12/1758/2502572
Hölzel et al., (2011)
Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004979/
Fox et al., (2014)
A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24705269/
Bremer et al., (2022)
Mindfulness meditation increases default mode, salience, and central executive network connectivity
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-17325-6
Rahrig et al., (2022)
Meta-analytic evidence that mindfulness training alters resting state default mode network connectivity
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15195-6?fromPaywallRec=true
Zhang et al., (2023)
Reducing default mode network connectivity with mindfulness-based fMRI neurofeedback: a pilot study among adolescents with affective disorder history
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02032-z#citeas
Mindfulness & Self-Compassion
Gilbert, P., & Choden (2014). Mindful Compassion: how the science of compassion can help you understand your emotions, live in the present and connect deeply with others. Oakland: New-Harbinger Publications.
Hofmeyer, A., Kennedy, K. & Taylor, R. (2020). Contesting the term ‘compassion fatigue’: Integrating findings from social neuroscience and self‐care research. Collegian, 27(2), 232‐237 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.07.001
Klimecki, O. M., & Singer, T. (2012). Empathic distress fatigue rather than compassion fatigue? Integrating findings from empathy research in psychology and social neuroscience. In B. Oakley, A. Knafo, G. Madhavan, & D.S. Wilson (Eds). Pathological altruism (pp 368 -383). New York: Oxford University Press.
Klimecki, O.M., Leiberg, S., Lamm, C., Y Singer, T. (2013). Functional neural plasticity and associated changes in positive affect after compassion training. Cerebral Cortex, 23(7) 1552-1561.
Neff, K.D., Knox, M.C., Long, P., & Gregory, K. (2020). Caring for others without losing yourself: An adaptation of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Healthcare Communities. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1-20. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jclp.23007
Neff., K.D. (2023). Self-Compassion: Theory, Method, Research, and Intervention. Annual Review of Psychology. 74: 193 -218. https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-psych-032420-031047
Singer, T. & Klimecki, O.M. (2014). Empathy and Compassion. Current Biology, 24(18), R875‐78. Doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.054
The Vagus Nerve
Calderone et al., (2024) Neurobiological Changes Induced by Mindfulness and Meditation: A Systematic Review
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/11/2613
Gerritsen & Band (2023) Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation Model of Contemplative Activity
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00397/full
Wang et al., (2024) Vagus nerve stimulation: a physical therapy with promising potential for central nervous system disorders
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1516242/full
Austelle et al., (2024) Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS): recent advances and future directions
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10286-024-01065-w
Zaccaro et al., (2018). How Breath-Control Can Change Your Life: A Systematic Review on Psycho-Physiological Correlates of Slow Breathing.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00353/full
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