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Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) A variety of formulations of nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) now exist, including the transdermal nicotine patch, nicotine spray, nicotine gum, and nicotine...

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Treatment of Alcohol Addiction
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Treatment of Alcohol Addiction

Naltrexone Naltrexone blocks opioid receptors that are involved in the rewarding effects of drinking and the craving for alcohol. It has been shown to reduce relapse...

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Mindfulness Books
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Mindfulness Books

Mindfulness books are exploding in popularity in Western culture. Countless resources are now available on the topic, and it can be hard to know where to...

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Meditation and Mindfulness Apps
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Meditation and Mindfulness Apps

As smartphones become more and more ubiquitous in today’s world, questions arise as to how they affect mindfulness. It’s clear that used compulsively or constantly, smartphones...

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Benefits of Yoga
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Benefits of Yoga

Yoga is one of the most popular physical activities and group classes in the United States, although it wasn’t always that way. Yoga’s reputation started out...

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Mindful Coloring
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Mindful Coloring

Mindful coloring is a simple yet powerful practice that combines the proven, time-honored tradition of thoughtful meditation with the growing popularity of adult coloring books, and...

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Mindful Yoga and Mindfulness Yoga
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Mindful Yoga and Mindfulness Yoga

Mindful Yoga or Mindfulness Yoga combines Buddhist-style mindfulness practice with yoga as an exercise to provide a means of exercise that is also meditative and useful for reducing stress. Buddhism and Hinduism have since ancient times shared many aspects...

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Mindfulness Brain Research
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Mindfulness Brain Research

We have all heard the term “mindfulness” but what does it mean in terms of the brain and terms of neuroscience? Being present in the moment...

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Mindfulness X Program
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Mindfulness X Program

Mindfulness is a moment-by-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and the surrounding environment. Being mindful is related to being open, nonjudgmental, friendly, curious, accepting, compassionate...

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Mindful Eating
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Mindful Eating

Mindful eating (i.e., paying attention to our food, on purpose, moment by moment, without judgment) is an approach to food that focuses on individuals’ sensual awareness...

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Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
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Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)

The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) is a psychological measurement that explores mindfulness. FFMQ is based on five independently developed mindfulness questionnaires that are bound together in a factor analytic study. The questionnaire consists of 39...

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Mindfulness Therapy
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Mindfulness Therapy

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an approach to psychotherapy that uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) methods in collaboration with mindfulness meditative practices and similar psychological strategies.[rx] The origins of its conception and creation...

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Mindful Running
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Mindful Running

Mindful Running brings together scientific research, expert analysis, and elite athlete contributions to reveal how relating to your mind, body, and surroundings in a new way...

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Mindfulness Worksheets
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Mindfulness Worksheets

A worksheet, in the word’s original meaning, is a sheet of paper on which one performs work. They come in many forms, most commonly associated with children’s...

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Ruminating and Overthinking
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Ruminating and Overthinking

Rumination is the focused attention on the symptoms of one’s distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions, according to the Response Styles Theory proposed...

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How to Start Practicing Mindfulness
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How to Start Practicing Mindfulness

Mindfulness is an evidence-based method for reducing stress and anxiety, enhancing resilience, and maintaining mental well-being. Even short meditations can turn a bad day around, ground...

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Grounding in Mindfulness
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Grounding in Mindfulness

Within the field of mindfulness, ‘grounding’ refers to the ability to return to the present moment with sustained attention. For example, while practicing mindfulness meditation, you focus only...

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