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Art of Mindfulness Foundation
(AMFF)
Mindfulness + Equanimity = Stronger Resilience
Many students at Harvard practicing mindfulness often raise a question: are mindfulness and equanimity the same thing? Today, let's...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Feb 19
Emotional Eating and Mindfulness
Have you ever reached for a tub of ice cream after a tough day, only to regret it later? You’re not alone. For people who struggle with...
Reed Pryor, Harvard College 2025
Feb 19
Why a Short Five-Minute Mindfulness Practice Can Reboot Our Mind and Body
As we gathered stories from students practicing mindfulness on the Harvard campus, I noticed a recurring theme in their narratives: ...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Feb 18
Mindfulness Helps Kids Perform Better at Math - BBIs Works!
Imagine your mind is like a snow globe. When you shake it, the snow whirls around chaotically, making it hard to see through the glass....
Reed Pryor, Harvard College; Lillian Chang, AMFF
Feb 18
When Mobile Apps Integrate Traditional Face-to-Face Mindfulness Practices
Kabat-Zinn (2003) defines mindfulness as an open awareness that focuses on the present moment, without being distracted by thoughts of...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 17
What Professionals Tell Us about how to Evaluate and Plan Our Own Mindfulness Practice
Over the past 40 years, mindfulness has increasingly gained popularity as a practice and lifestyle, with more and more research and...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 17
Mindful Living for Terminal Patients
Mindfulness, which involves focusing on the present moment with curiosity and acceptance, has been shown to help manage emotional...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 17
The Secret of Elite Athletes — Mindfulness Meditation Practice Changes Brain Responses
Athletes often experience panic or fear under the pressure of competition, while elite athletes are able to perform excellently under...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 17
The brain's hierarchical prediction system needs management — Meditation brings us balance and happiness
All living beings, including humans, have an innate drive to maintain order and avoid chaos. In order to survive, our brains constantly...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 17
Mindful Screen Time Unlocks True Relaxation
When you want to relax, are you more likely to close your eyes and meditate, or reach into your pocket for your phone? Many people would...
Reed Pryor, Harvard College 2025
Jan 17
Meditation Increases Gray Matter Density in Brain Regions
A 2012 article titled "Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Brain Gray Matter Density," by Holzel et al., created a major...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 17
Meditation and the Regulation of the Three Major Brain Networks and Resting-State Brain Activity
Our behavior is directly controlled and influenced by the brain, yet we seldom understand what this incredibly complex little space...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 15
How Meditation Reduced the Experience of Pain and Suffering
In ancient Eastern texts, the suffering, anxiety, stress, dissatisfaction, and frustration we encounter in life are analyzed and...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 15
How does Meditation Inspire Empathy, Compassion, Kindness and Positive Social Emotional Skills
When we conduct neuroscientific research on mindfulness meditation practices, we find that they have notable effects such as stress...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Jan 15
虚拟世界中的正念：VR真的能帮助我们找到平静吗？
作者：Lillian Zhang 原论文： https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.21.25324405v1.full 想象一下，你戴上头显，瞬间被带入一片郁郁葱葱的森林、波浪轻拍的海滩，甚至是闪烁星辰的银河。这就是...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 24 min read
Mindfulness in the Virtual World: Can VR Really Help Us Find Calm
Author: Lillian Zhang Original paper: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.21.25324405v1.full Imagine putting on a headset and...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 23 min read
短暂的正念练习能帮助孩子更好的进行视频学习
作者：Lillian Zhang 原论文： https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-025-07940-7 如今，教学视频无处不在。从 平板电脑教程到课堂上的电子产品，无论是孩子还是成人，都在用它们学习新技能。视频的...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 23 min read
Short Mindfulness Practices Help Kids Learn Better from Videos
Author: Lillian Zhang Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-025-07940-7 Instructional videos are everywhere...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 23 min read
正念帮助孕期改善睡眠
作者：Lillian Zhang 原论文： https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0322931 怀孕常被描绘成充满喜悦与期待的时期，是一个充满惊喜和挑战的旅程。对许多待产女性来说...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 23 min read
Mindfulness and Better Sleep During Pregnancy: What a Digital Program Reveals
Author: Lillian Zhang Original Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0322931 Pregnancy is often...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 23 min read
正念能帮助疲惫不堪的医护人员吗？一项法国试点项目给出了肯定的答案
Author: Lillian Zhang Original paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0322931...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 22 min read
Can Mindfulness Help Burned-Out Health Workers? A French Pilot Program Says Yes
Author: Lillian Zhang Original paper: https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-025-02745-6Burnout Burnout is...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
Oct 22 min read
正念干预对教师压力与职业倦怠的影响：系统性综述
教师是教育的基石，教育是文明的基石。学校教育虽然并不是教育的所有，但占据了重大比例。今天这篇文章Mindfulness-based interventions for stress and burnout in teachers: A systematic review,...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
May 96 min read
The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Teacher Stress and Burnout: A Systematic Review
Teachers are the foundation of education, and education is the foundation of civilization. While school-based education is not the...
Lillian Chang, AMFF
May 94 min read
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