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Mindfulness is the cognitive skill, usually developed through exercises, of sustaining metacognitive awareness towards the contents of one's own mind and bodily sensations in the present moment. The term mindfulness derives from the Pali word sati, a significant element of Buddhist traditions, and the practice is based on ānāpānasati, Chan, and Tibetan meditation techniques.
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- Definitions
- Psychology
- Trait, state and practice
- Trait-like constructs
- State-like phenomenon
- Mindfulness-practice
- Buddhism
- Sati and smṛti
- Translation
- Alternative translations
- Memory
- Definitions arising in modern teaching of meditation
- Other uses
- Historical development
- Buddhism
- Early Buddhism
- Zazen
- Contemporary ''Vipassana''-meditation
- Anapanasati, satipaṭṭhāna, and vipassana
- ''Samprajaña'', ''apramāda'' and ''atappa''
- Monitoring mental processes
- Stoicism
- Christianity
- Transcendentalism
- Jon Kabat-Zinn and MBSR
- Popularization, "mindfulness movement"
- Practice
- Watching the breath, body-scan and other techniques
- Timings
- In Buddhist context; moral precepts
- Models and frameworks for mindfulness practices
- Two-component model
- The five-aggregate model
- Cultivating self-knowledge and wisdom
- Applications
- Therapy programs
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Mindfulness-based pain management
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Mode deactivation therapy
- Other programs
- Schools
- Education
- Business
- Law
- Prison-programs
- Government
- Scientific research
- Effects and efficacy of mindfulness practice
- Neurological studies
- Associations of mindfulness with other variables
- Effects on mindfulness
- Adverse effects
- Concerns and criticism
- Scholarly research
- Shortcomings
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Printed sources
- Web sources
- Further reading
- Origins
- Buddhism
- Psychology
- Other
- Critical
Mindfulness is the cognitive skill, usually developed through exercises, of sustaining metacognitive awareness towards the contents of one's own mind and bodily sensations in the present moment. The term mindfulness derives from the Pali word sati, a significant element of Buddhist traditions, and the practice is based on ānāpānasati, Chan, and Tibetan meditation techniques.
Since the 1990s, secular mindfulness has gained popularity in the West. Individuals who have contributed to the popularity of secular mindfulness in the modern Western context include Jon Kabat-Zinn and the "father of mindfulness" Thích Nhất Hạnh.