The Landscape of Mindfulness and Meditation in Adult Education: A Partial Prescription (and Critique) for Lifelong Learning and Well‐Being

Tisdell, Elizabeth J.; Riley, Timothy D.

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“…There is growing consensus that integrating elements of spirituality and mind–body awareness with traditional forms of medicine provides benefits for patients, especially those diagnosed with cancer (Armstrong et al, 2018). Accordingly, MBIs, with their holistic approach to mental health, are particularly promising for cancer patients (Tisdell & Riley, 2019).…”

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The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on spiritual well-being and hope in patients with breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

Wang,

Beshai,

Heshmati

et al. 2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Mindfulness-based stress reduction is efficacious in reducing mental health symptoms among cancer patients; however, there is a paucity of research of protective concepts such as spiritual well-being and hope and whether such concepts can be cultivated through MBSR among this population. In this trial, we examined the efficacy of a MBSR program in increasing spiritual well-being and hope among patients with breast cancer. This is a two-arm, waitlist randomized controlled trial with pre-and postassessments. This article follows Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials guidelines. Sixtythree patients with breast cancer were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 31) or a waitlist control conditions (n = 32). Patients in the intervention condition received a modified MBSR program. All patients in the trial completed measures of spiritual well-being Scale and Snyder Hope Scale pre-and posttreatment. To evaluate trial hypotheses, we conducted per protocol repeatedmeasures analyses of variances. Patients with breast cancer in the MBSR group reported significant increases from pre-post treatment in total spiritual well-being and hope scores compared to patients in the waitlist control condition. These results suggest MBSR may improve spiritual well-being and hope in patients living with breast cancer. As patients in the current trial were of the Muslim faith, the generalizability of the findings may be limited. Future research needs to include larger samples and patients from different religions to replicate findings. The study emphasizes that MBSR can be considered in oncology care programs by health care professionals, in educational curriculums, and suggested for use among caregivers and breast cancer patients.

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The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on spiritual well-being and hope in patients with breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

Wang,

Beshai,

Heshmati

et al. 2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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“…This is an area that Tobin Hart (2004) initially brought to TL discussions. As discussed elsewhere (Tisdell & Riley, 2019), not all forms of meditation or mindfulness are necessarily spiritual, and many such practices can simply be done with a focus on the present moment, attention on breath, or a body scan, from a secular perspective. These techniques of mindfulness promoted by mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) models have been developed by Jon Kabat‐Zinn (1990/2013) over the past 25 years, in many of his blind review research studies.…”

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The braid of transformative learning, spirituality, and creativity: The impetus to create as well as critique

Tisdell

2023

New Dir Adult Contin Educ

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This chapter explores the interconnection of transformative learning, spirituality, and creativity, and how the discussion of these connections has unfolded since the new millennium.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

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“…Mindfulness is increasing in popularity, with many colleges and universities creating mindfulness centers. Mindfulness is attractive in education because there is evidence that it can improve learning. − The benefits of mindfulness in the classroom serve both the students and the instructor and underscore the importance of overall well-being for effective learning. There is a growing, large body of research showing the many positive effects of mindfulness practice. , Some of the reasons that mindfulness is beneficial to learning in the college environment are − it improves attention span helps manage stress and emotion improves resilience and ability to self-regulate encourages self-reflection decreases depression and anxiety improves communication skills increases empathy toward others …”

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Mindful Well-Being and Learning

Currie

2020

J. Chem. Educ.

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Stress and anxiety can interfere with learning, and for many people, studying chemistry is perceived as a stressful endeavor. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an additional source of stress and anxiety for students and has brought focus to the importance of well-being in the learning process. An improved understanding of the relationship between well-being and learning coupled with experience with ways to mitigate stress and anxiety such as mindfulness practice can benefit both instructors and students navigating stressful times. This commentary provides a brief overview of the neuroscience of learning in relation to well-being and describes the use of mindfulness in the remote classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance on gaining experience with mindfulness is also provided.

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The Landscape of Mindfulness and Meditation in Adult Education: A Partial Prescription (and Critique) for Lifelong Learning and Well‐Being

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on spiritual well-being and hope in patients with breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on spiritual well-being and hope in patients with breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

The braid of transformative learning, spirituality, and creativity: The impetus to create as well as critique

Mindful Well-Being and Learning

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