MEDIA & NEWS

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• Science 101, October 2019

  Smartphones and Fitbits can spot loneliness in its tracks

• Mashable, March 2019

  This is why mindfulness isn't working for you

• The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2019

  Can teaching mindfulness through smartphones cure America’s loneliness problem?

• Psychology Today, October 2018

  New Research Suggests Mindfulness Improves Job Satisfaction

• New York Times, October 2018

  How to Harness your Anxiety

• BBC News, August 2018

  What you're getting wrong about mindfulness

• BBC News, May 2018

  Does Mindfulness Really Improve our Health?

• NBC, May 2017

  Mindfulness Meditation May Help Students Combat High Levels of Stress, Depression

• Headspace, May 2017

  Meditation Can help You Body Feel Better Too. Here's How.

• NHK, June 2016
  Killer Stress

• NBC TODAY Show, March 2016
  Learn to meditate in 10 minutes: 8 tips from the co-founder of Headspace

• CBS Pittsburgh, February 2016
  Mindfulness Teaching People to Reduce Stress & Live In The Moment

• The New York Times, February 2016
  How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body

• KPCC Southern California Public Radio, February 2016
  Weighing the negative effects of mindfulness meditation

• Huffington Post, October 2015
  Mindfulness May Help You See The 'Invisible Gorilla'

• The Boston Globe, April 2015
  Dangers of Loneliness

• Trib Total Media, December 2014
  Slow readers learn to savor every word

• The New York Times, October 2014
  Space to Be Mindful

• Forbes, July 2014
  Just A Few Minutes Of Meditation May Reduce Stress, Study Finds

• TIME, July 2014
  You Asked: Is Hot Yoga Good For You- And For Weight Loss?

• Gaiam Life, July 2014
  Why Meditate? Science Finds Clues

• Scientific American, June 2014
  What Does Mindfulness Meditation Do to Your Brain?

• CMU Press Release, January 2014
  APA Early Career Award

• BBC World Service, December 2013
  The Power of the Unconscious

• Mindfulness Magazine, December 2013
  Dissecting Mindfulness

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 2013
  Mindfulness Meditation Aids Health

• CNN Health, May 2013
  Boost your capacity to cope

• The Huffington Post, May 2013
  Self-Affirmation Could Boost Problem-Solving Skills When Stressed: Study

• Los Angeles Times, May 2013
  Stressed out? Try thinking of something you value

• Healthline, February 2013
  Big Decision Ahead? Let Your Subconscious Choose

• NBC News, March 2013
  Distract yourself to make better decisions

• Carnegie Mellon University Press Release, February 2013
  Carnegie Mellon Brain Imaging Research Shows How Unconscious Processing Improves Decision Making

• Scientific American, January 2013
  Focus on Yourself to Alleviate Social Pain

• Huffington Post, January 2013
  Mindfulness Meditation Could Combat Loneliness in Elderly: Study

• CNN Health, August 2012
  Fighting loneliness and disease with meditation

• Science Daily, July 2012
  Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults, Study Shows

• dailymail.co.uk, July 2012
  Loneliness won't leave you alone? How mindful meditation can ease your woes

• Carnegie Mellon University, July 2012
  Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness

• Association for Psychological Science, June 2011
  Rising Stars

• Carnegie Mellon University, April 2010
  Stress & Coping

• Psychology Today, October 2009
  Mindfulness Meditation + Neuroscience = Healthier Relationships

• UCLA Newsroom, July 2008
  Mindfulness Meditation Slows HIV Progression

• Buddhist Channel, June 2007
  Putting Feelings Into Words Produces Therapeutic Effects in the Brain

• Psych Central, June 2007
  The Science of Mindfulness Meditation

• The Washington Times, November 2005
  Personal Values Can Serve As A Tonic To Relieve Stress

• WebMD, November 2005
  Trump Stress With Your Thoughts

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