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Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health

By Amishi Jha — 2013

A focus on the present, dubbed “mindfulness,” can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention

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Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day

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Amishi P. Jha
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Wisdom Research Forum: “The Wisdom of Being Here Now” by Amishi Jha, PhD

The Wisdom of Being Here Now: Strengthening Attention with Mindfulness Training Presentation by Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Contemplative Neuroscience, Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, Amish Jha, PhD from the University of Miami at the University of Chicago Wisdom...

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Amishi Jha
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Mindfulness, Diversity & Social Justice | Rhonda Magee, Soren Gordhamer, Dr. Amishi Jha

Mindfulness is often seen as something only useful or needed among certain populations, but the practice has no real barriers, and all populations can benefit.

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Amishi Jha
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How Does Mindfulness Reduce Stress?

Neuroscientist Amishi Jha discusses how the different qualities of mindfulness meditation can help to reduce stress. An excerpt from "Becoming Conscious: The Science of Mindfulness" featuring Steve Paulson, Richard Davidson, Jon Kabat-Zinn & Amishi Jha.

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