Mindfulness: What Is It? Where Did It Come From?

Siegel, Ronald; Germer, Christopher K.; Olendzki, Andrew

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09593-6_2

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“…The intention of SHARP is to utilize the tool regularly to monitor one's awareness, present moment experiences, and responses, so that when more stressful events arise, it is a practiced habit that can be easily and quickly applied. It can also be used to recognize personal triggers, and ineffective responses, because, as Siegel, Germer, and Olendzki (2009) note, the first step in changing patterned responses is recognizing when and how problems occur. To maintain consistency with the literature, the five facets of mindfulness described by Baer et al (2006), the central aims of mindfulness outlined by Kabat-Zinn (1994, the nature of enhancing mindfulness through asking questions in an open-ended manner (Langer, 1989), and the core components that comprise self-compassion (Neff, 2003) were used to create SHARP.…”

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confidence: 99%

Developing Wildland Firefighters’ Performance Capacity Through Awareness-Based Processes: A Qualitative Investigation

Waldron¹,

Ebbeck²

2015

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

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Developing Wildland Firefighters’ Performance Capacity Through Awareness-Based Processes: A Qualitative Investigation

Waldron¹,

Ebbeck²

2015

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

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“…Connections have also been found between the practice of mindfulness and improved mental health, wellbeing, social engagement, and behavioural regulation (Carruthers & Hood, 2011;Gethin, 2011;Kabat-Zinn, 2003aNyklíček, 2011;Robins, Keng, Ekblad, & Brantley, 2012;Scheick, 2011;Siegel, Germer, & Olendzki, 2009;Spragg, 2011;Steinberg, 2011). In regard to the tourism research into meditative mindfulness, Kang and Gretzel (2012) suggested that it can enhance tourists' open and receptive attention to, and awareness of current experiences.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Mindfulness is a psychological construct but it is beneficial for the treatment of both psychological and physical symptoms. It has been associated with improvements in mental health, wellbeing, social engagement, and behavioural regulation (Brown, Ryan, & Creswell, 2007b;Carruthers & Hood, 2011;Gethin, 2011;Kabat-Zinn, 2003aNyklíček, 2011;Robins et al, 2012;Scheick, 2011;Siegel et al, 2009;Spragg, 2011;Steinberg, 2011). This is because each of the components of meditative mindfulness may contribute experiential benefits (Bishop et al, 2004).…”

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An exploration of mindfulness and its experiential benefits: Taiwanese backpackers in Australia

Chen¹

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Stress in everyday life is common in our postmodern society leading some people to seek relief and fulfilment from a range of leisure and lifestyle activities such as travel experiences. Travel in itself, even adventurous or unstructured travel does not guarantee that travellers will receive positive benefits from their experiences. However, the notion of mindfulness may play an important role in producing positive consequences from different experiences. Thus, this study explores the nature and experiential benefits of 'meditative mindful' tourist experiences that can be experienced during travel.Mindfulness is a mental state that may facilitate positive experiences. Understanding the importance of mindfulness is becoming a mainstream field of academic study in many therapeutic settings.However, there has been little discussion of mindfulness theory as it might be applied to tourism studies. Previous research in tourism has mainly focused on socio-cognitive mindfulness related to visitor learning rather than meditative mindfulness experiences. These include contexts such as tourist-wildlife encounters, appreciation of scenery, or through interaction with other people. The conceptual framework in this thesis is based on the Eastern notion of meditative mindfulness and has been used in Western therapeutic studies. In the past decade, evidence of the effectiveness and application of meditative mindfulness has grown dramatically due to a developing dialogue between Buddhist traditions and Western clinical psychology. There is a growing interest in whether meditative mindful experiences can occur outside of formal therapeutic settings, including travel.However, it is not clear how meditative mindful tourism experiences might be defined or whether they occur at all during travel. Furthermore, few studies have investigated the antecedents and consequences of meditative mindful experiences in tourism contexts.This thesis presents an exploratory study of the occurrence as well as the antecedents and consequences of the meditative mindfulness phenomenon in a tourism context. A qualitative methodology based on an interpretive constructivist paradigm was adopted for the data collection.Taiwanese backpackers in Australia were selected as respondents and snowball sampling was used to recruit participants. In total, 43 semi-structured interviews were completed, and a total of 77 instances of meditative mindful experiences were identified. The semi-structured interviews were conducted in Brisbane (at backpacker hostels) and at Uluru (Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park), as these two main sites provided the best opportunities to meet Taiwanese backpackers. Two interview protocols were used in screening and extended interviews for qualifying and exploring the three research objectives. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. NVivo 10 qualitative analysis software was used to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the data analysis process.iii The findings indicated that meditative mindful ...

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“…Though it has only recently been introduced into mainstream Western society, the concept of mindfulness was first conceived during the sixth century B.C.E. within the context of ancient Buddhist psychology (Siegel, Germer, & Olendzki, 2009). Mindfulness is commonly accepted as the English translation of the Pali word, "sati," which means awareness, attention, and remembering (Siegel et al, 2009).…”

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“…Mindfulness is commonly accepted as the English translation of the Pali word, "sati," which means awareness, attention, and remembering (Siegel et al, 2009). While different forms of meditation are thought to cultivate awareness, mindfulness -or vipassana -meditation focuses on moment-tomoment awareness, which is thought to create insight into one's habitual internal experiences as well as the continually changing nature of mental states (Siegel et al, 2009). Many of these ideas can be found within the Dhammapada, a collection of 423 verses containing teachings of the Buddha.…”

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The relationship between dispositional mindfulness and eating : an analysis of self-reported and in vivo eating behaviors in undergraduate females.

Jablonski

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This dissertation theorized that higher levels of dispositional mindfulness (DM), the innate tendency to be aware and accepting of the present moment, is associated with fewer maladaptive eating behaviors, particularly in response to stress and negative emotions. Previous research has established that DM is predictive of decreased stress perception and more skillful emotion regulation. However, few studies have explored how this quality might relate to eating behaviors, which can be influenced by psychological stress and negative affect.A sample of non-clinical female undergraduates (N = 158) completed self-report questionnaires assessing DM, perceived stress, emotional regulation skills, and problematic eating patterns. Participants were also randomized to complete either solvable anagrams (low stress condition) or unsolvable anagrams (high stress condition).Four snack foods, varying in fat content (high/low) and flavor (sweet/salty), were offered for participants to consume during the stress induction, in order to examine food selection and intake. Participants also provided estimates of the amount of each food consumed, to vi determine whether DM was associated with greater accuracy regarding the amount of food eaten.Bivariate correlations supported the association between DM and more adaptive stress management and emotion regulation. In addition, there were significant negative correlations between DM and several maladaptive eating behaviors, including: emotional eating, external eating, and uncontrolled eating. DM was significantly positively correlated with a measure of mindful eating. Participants were classified into three groups (low, average, and high DM). ANOVA analyses revealed that individuals with higher DM scores reported significantly less stress and negative affect in response to the stress manipulation. However, DM did not influence the amount or type of food consumed or the accuracy of estimated intake.This study reaffirms the strong relationship between mindfulness and reduced reactivity to stress. Although hypotheses regarding in vivo eating behaviors were not supported, self-report data suggests an inverse relationship between DM and several negative eating tendencies. Limitations of this study included use of an undergraduate sample and the somewhat high level of suspicion reported regarding the presence of food during the experiment. This study supports the possible utility of using mindfulnessenhancing interventions to cultivate more healthy eating patterns.

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Mindfulness: What Is It? Where Did It Come From?

Cited by 204 publications

References 14 publications

Developing Wildland Firefighters’ Performance Capacity Through Awareness-Based Processes: A Qualitative Investigation

Developing Wildland Firefighters’ Performance Capacity Through Awareness-Based Processes: A Qualitative Investigation

An exploration of mindfulness and its experiential benefits: Taiwanese backpackers in Australia

The relationship between dispositional mindfulness and eating : an analysis of self-reported and in vivo eating behaviors in undergraduate females.

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