In a recent study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour , a large international team of researchers surveyed various mindfulness practitioners and conducted a multi-site study to determine what types of self-administered mindfulness meditation interventions effectively reduced stress and what the boundary conditions and effects of the selected mindfulness meditation exercises were. Study: Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study . Image Credit: fizkes / Shutterstock One of the meditation interventions for stress reduction that has become popular in recent years due to its affordability and simplicity is self-administered mindfulness meditations.
The ease of accessing these interventions through guided videos and audio, smartphone applications, computer programs, and self-help books has made these methods more appealing than professional-administered interventions such as mindfulness-based stress-lowering programs. Mindful meditation involves the process of focusing on the present through awareness of bodily sensations, breathing, emotions, and thoughts. It can be self-administered and does not require complicated apparatus, settings, or postures.
However, despite being practiced by millions of users, the effectiveness of self-administered mindfulness meditations in lowering stress remains debated. Furthermore, among the plethora of available exercises, the question of which intervention types are ef.
