Research Contexts. ADHD, aggression, alcohol abuse, autism, asthma, bipolar disorder, blood pressure, brain injuries, ca
Very Modern Mindfulness
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University of Glasgow Thursday Feb 11th
Things I’ll Cover Brief history The two problems Research & its critics Future mindfulness Some practices
This is a Warning
General definition Deliberately using your attention so as to develop positive qualities
Specific definition Knowing what is happening in my experience while it is happening
How we got to now A brief history of mindfulness
The hippies go east, come back home & start to teach.
Meditation meets medicine, psychology & neuroscience and the data starts flowing.
Corporate mindfulness for productivity & stress management takes off.
Celebrity endorsements help grow the interest, from pop stars to tech heroes to elite athletes.
The Demand Side Life isn’t getting easier
The Two Problems The hippy inheritance
I just don’t have time to meditate.
My lifestyle means it’s just not practical to turn my technology off.
Mobile Mindfulness Solving the time problem
Mobile
Relating not Retreating Solving the technology problem
Mindfulness Research And its critics
American Mindfulness Research Association
Research Contexts ADHD, aggression, alcohol abuse, autism, asthma, bipolar disorder, blood pressure, brain injuries, cancer, chronic pain, depression & anxiety, diabetes, eating disorders, fibromyalgia, heart disease, IBS, learning difficulties, MS, OCD…
Research Criticisms - Defining mindfulness & meditation - Quality of instruction/researcher - Few Random Control Trials - Ease of self-report scales - ‘Blobology’ - Hours != Expertise - ‘Dark Night’ effects - Little delivery model innovation
Research Frontiers -
New meta-reviews Wellcome Trust study APPG recommendations Oxford & Bangor centres
Current Delivery -
Face to face MBSR/MBCT Face to face meditation classes Books (e.g. Williams/Penman) Online classes (e.g. Be Mindful/MHF) Consumer apps (e.g. Headspace, buddhify)
Future Trends -
Supply/demand fail of MBSR ‘Mindfulness fatigue’ Delivery model innovation (social) ‘Transformative technology’ Wellbeing as general conversation
Risks & challenges -
Quality control Over ‘corporatisation’ Unintended consequences
Mindful Cyborg For relaxation
Stress Signature For relaxation
Real Listening For kindness
Inbox Addict For focus
Hello Monsters For coping
Email
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Resources Our work Mindfulness Everywhere, mindfulnesseverywhere.io Research & reports Mindful Nation UK Report (Mindfulness Initiative) Bangor University, Centre for Mindfulness Research & Practice Oxford Mindfulness Centre Wellcome Trust, Mindfulness in School Other leading organisations Mental Health Foundation, bemindful.co.uk Youth Mindfulness Research criticism Willouhby Britton (Brown University) brittonlab.com The Buddha Pill
Resources Other items mentioned Transformative Technology, transtechlab.org Headspace, getsomeheadspace.com Mind Change (Susan Greenfield) The Shallows (Nicholas Carr)
Modern Romance (Aziz Anzari) Untangling the Web (Aleks Krotoski) Addiction by Design (Natalie Dow Schull) Reclaiming Conversation (Sherry Turkle)
