It is widely agreed that well-being is the ultimate goal or at least a primary aim of policy, but what do we know about how to increase well-being? A large body of evidence has accumulated about many and diverse skills and processes that lead to greater subjective well-being. This chapter explores the idea that two mental practices might underlie well-being, and many of the specific skills that form the backbone of positive psychology and other well-being interventions. They are mindfulness and compassion, which are increasingly being used as secular interventions. Evidence from behavioural and neuroscience investigations broadly supports the theoretical accounts of their mode of action. The chapter concludes that not only is there strong a...
Research suggests that the development of mindfulness and self-compassion may help to improve the we...
This paper explores indicators of practice quality of a brief compassion mind training (CMT) interve...
Over the last 10-15\ua0years, there has been a substantive increase in compassion-based intervention...
Compassion-based practises have been extensively shown to be beneficial in their remediation and pre...
In the last decades our society has faced many global and economic problems that call for new soluti...
Although mindfulness is included in many positive psychology manuals as a “positive” technique, the ...
In order to not further expand the apparent rift existing between ‘Buddhist’ and ‘non-Buddhist’ appr...
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the heartfulness-related aspects of mindfulness, explainin...
The current study aims to know the Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion as a Predictors of Psychological...
Mainstream mindfulness programs generally remove Buddhist ethics, causing some to worry they may enc...
Research into subjective well-being (SWB) focuses on conducive life conditions, healthy cognitive-af...
There are more and more studies showing the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) i...
Training Mind and Heart: Effects of Mental Training on Mental and Physical Health, Brain and Prosoci...
This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms of action of mindfulness and self-compassion. the lit...
Abstract Psychosocial interventions often aim to alleviate negative emotional states. However, there...
Research suggests that the development of mindfulness and self-compassion may help to improve the we...
This paper explores indicators of practice quality of a brief compassion mind training (CMT) interve...
Over the last 10-15\ua0years, there has been a substantive increase in compassion-based intervention...
Compassion-based practises have been extensively shown to be beneficial in their remediation and pre...
In the last decades our society has faced many global and economic problems that call for new soluti...
Although mindfulness is included in many positive psychology manuals as a “positive” technique, the ...
In order to not further expand the apparent rift existing between ‘Buddhist’ and ‘non-Buddhist’ appr...
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the heartfulness-related aspects of mindfulness, explainin...
The current study aims to know the Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion as a Predictors of Psychological...
Mainstream mindfulness programs generally remove Buddhist ethics, causing some to worry they may enc...
Research into subjective well-being (SWB) focuses on conducive life conditions, healthy cognitive-af...
There are more and more studies showing the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) i...
Training Mind and Heart: Effects of Mental Training on Mental and Physical Health, Brain and Prosoci...
This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms of action of mindfulness and self-compassion. the lit...
Abstract Psychosocial interventions often aim to alleviate negative emotional states. However, there...
Research suggests that the development of mindfulness and self-compassion may help to improve the we...
This paper explores indicators of practice quality of a brief compassion mind training (CMT) interve...
Over the last 10-15\ua0years, there has been a substantive increase in compassion-based intervention...