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Making a Big (or Small) Decision? How Meditation Can Help
But according to new research co-authored by Wharton management professor Sigal Barsade, if followed, it could save time and money for everyone — from a consumer searching for a new car all the way to the head of a billion-dollar corporation.
May 27, 2014
Making a Big (or Small) Decision? How Meditation Can Help
But according to new research co-authored by Wharton management professor Sigal Barsade, if followed, it could save time and money for everyone — from a consumer searching for a new car all the way to the head of a billion-dollar corporation.
May 27, 2014
Mindfulness, Meditation, Wellness and Their Connection to Corporate America's Bottom Line
Updated 6/30/2014
Arianna Huffington - Huffington Post
Updated 6/30/2014
Arianna Huffington - Huffington Post
Why must financiers meditate in secret?
There is no reason for the industry to be coy about embracing ‘mindfulness’
By Andrew Hill FT.com ft.com/management
April 28, 2014 2:49 pm
There is no reason for the industry to be coy about embracing ‘mindfulness’
By Andrew Hill FT.com ft.com/management
April 28, 2014 2:49 pm
Just fifteen minutes of mindfulness meditation can improve your decision making
Research Digest Thursday, 16 January 2014
Hafenbrack AC, Kinias Z, & Barsade SG (2013). Debiasing the Mind Through Meditation: Mindfulness and the Sunk-Cost Bias. Psychological science PMID: 24317419
Research Digest Thursday, 16 January 2014
Hafenbrack AC, Kinias Z, & Barsade SG (2013). Debiasing the Mind Through Meditation: Mindfulness and the Sunk-Cost Bias. Psychological science PMID: 24317419
‘Mindfulness’ gives stressed-out bankers something to think about
A quiet revolution is gripping the City of London. Fast-paced financiers are turning to “mindfulness”, an ancient Buddhist concept that embraces meditation.
By Harriet Agnew
FT.com May 4, 2014 6:40 pm
A quiet revolution is gripping the City of London. Fast-paced financiers are turning to “mindfulness”, an ancient Buddhist concept that embraces meditation.
By Harriet Agnew
FT.com May 4, 2014 6:40 pm
To Make a Killing on Wall Street, Start Meditating
When stock and bond markets took a dive in late January, hedge-fund manager David Ford kept his cool.
May 28, 2014
www.bloomberg.com
When stock and bond markets took a dive in late January, hedge-fund manager David Ford kept his cool.
May 28, 2014
www.bloomberg.com
Meditation and the art of investment
By James Saft
APRIL 17, 2013 Reuters.com
(Reuters) – From Ray Dalio to Bill Gross, some of the biggest names in money management are practicing meditation.
By James Saft
APRIL 17, 2013 Reuters.com
(Reuters) – From Ray Dalio to Bill Gross, some of the biggest names in money management are practicing meditation.
Meditate to sharpen your assertive edge
THE FIT EXECUTIVE July 28, 2014 12:58 pm
Charles Wallace
ft.com
THE FIT EXECUTIVE July 28, 2014 12:58 pm
Charles Wallace
ft.com
The mind business
Yoga, meditation, ‘mindfulness’ – why some of the west’s biggest companies are embracing eastern spirituality
August 24, 2012 5:15 pm FT.com
By David Gelles
Yoga, meditation, ‘mindfulness’ – why some of the west’s biggest companies are embracing eastern spirituality
August 24, 2012 5:15 pm FT.com
By David Gelles
Only 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress
Mindfulness meditation has become an increasingly popular way for people to improve their mental and physical health, yet most research supporting its benefits has focused on lengthy, weeks-long training programs.
New research from Carnegie Mellon University is the first to show that brief mindfulness meditation practice – 25 minutes for three consecutive days – alleviates psychological stress. Published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, the study investigates how mindfulness meditation affects people's ability to be resilient under stress.
"More and more people report using meditation practices for stress reduction, but we know very little about how much you need to do for stress reduction and health benefits," said lead author J. David Creswell, associate professor of psychology in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
For the study, Creswell and his research team had 66 healthy individuals aged 18-30 years old participate in a three-day experiment. Some participants went through a brief mindfulness meditation training program; for 25 minutes for three consecutive days, the individuals were given breathing exercises to help them monitor their breath and pay attention to their present moment experiences. A second group of participants completed a matched three-day cognitive training program in which they were asked to critically analyze poetry in an effort to enhance problem-solving skills.
Following the final training activity, all participants were asked to complete stressful speech and math tasks in front of stern-faced evaluators. Each individual reported their stress levels in response to stressful speech and math performance stress tasks, and provided saliva samples for measurement of cortisol, commonly referred to as the stress hormone.
The participants who received the brief mindfulness meditation training reported reduced stress perceptions to the speech and math tasks, indicating that the mindfulness meditation fostered psychological stress resilience. More interestingly, on the biological side, the mindfulness mediation participants showed greater cortisol reactivity.
"When you initially learn mindfulness mediation practices, you have to cognitively work at it – especially during a stressful task," said Creswell. "And, these active cognitive efforts may result in the task feeling less stressful, but they may also have physiological costs with higher cortisol production."
Creswell's group is now testing the possibility that mindfulness can become more automatic and easy to use with long-term mindfulness meditation training, which may result in reduced cortisol reactivity.
Provided by Carnegie Mellon University
New research from Carnegie Mellon University is the first to show that brief mindfulness meditation practice – 25 minutes for three consecutive days – alleviates psychological stress. Published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, the study investigates how mindfulness meditation affects people's ability to be resilient under stress.
"More and more people report using meditation practices for stress reduction, but we know very little about how much you need to do for stress reduction and health benefits," said lead author J. David Creswell, associate professor of psychology in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
For the study, Creswell and his research team had 66 healthy individuals aged 18-30 years old participate in a three-day experiment. Some participants went through a brief mindfulness meditation training program; for 25 minutes for three consecutive days, the individuals were given breathing exercises to help them monitor their breath and pay attention to their present moment experiences. A second group of participants completed a matched three-day cognitive training program in which they were asked to critically analyze poetry in an effort to enhance problem-solving skills.
Following the final training activity, all participants were asked to complete stressful speech and math tasks in front of stern-faced evaluators. Each individual reported their stress levels in response to stressful speech and math performance stress tasks, and provided saliva samples for measurement of cortisol, commonly referred to as the stress hormone.
The participants who received the brief mindfulness meditation training reported reduced stress perceptions to the speech and math tasks, indicating that the mindfulness meditation fostered psychological stress resilience. More interestingly, on the biological side, the mindfulness mediation participants showed greater cortisol reactivity.
"When you initially learn mindfulness mediation practices, you have to cognitively work at it – especially during a stressful task," said Creswell. "And, these active cognitive efforts may result in the task feeling less stressful, but they may also have physiological costs with higher cortisol production."
Creswell's group is now testing the possibility that mindfulness can become more automatic and easy to use with long-term mindfulness meditation training, which may result in reduced cortisol reactivity.
Provided by Carnegie Mellon University