Mindfulness meditation: Do-it-yourself medicalization of every moment

Barker, Kristin K.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.024

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“…In contrast, as an 'importa on' of an order beyond Western disciplines, and as a burgeoning construct requiring valida on through novel research instrumenta on, the spread of queries into the soundness of mindfulness has elicited a diff erent response from its researchers. Concerns have been expressed from a variety of angles: from a religious perspec ve, the secular 'dilu on' of Buddhist forms of medita on as mindfulness has been framed by some to be misappropria on (Wilks, 2014;Gooch, 2014); moralis c stances have that theore cal instability or philosophical 'fence si ng' has led to inappropriate commodifi ca on within social systems and markets, as well as ethically dubious applica on in contexts like military training (Barker, 2014;Davies, 2014;Davis, 2015); and scholarly or scien fi c concern has o en focused on issues of theore cal and methodological superfi ciality (Tang, Hölzel, & Posner, 2015;Davidson & Kaszniak, 2015). Some mindfulness discourse communi es have ac vely sought to address these cri cisms through engaged conversa ons about the intended future of their subfi eld, as well as explicit eff orts towards philosophical clarifi ca on and analy c development (Dimidjian & Segal, 2015;Harrington & Dunne, 2015;Tang & Posner, 2013;Lutz et al, 2015).…”

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Mind the Gap: The History and Philosophy of Health Psychology and Mindfulness

Lee

Young

2018

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The recent surge in popularity of the concept 'mindfulness' in academic, professional, and popular psychology has been remarkable. The ease with which mindfulness has gained trac on in the health sciences and cultural imagina on makes it apparent mindfulness is well-suited to our current social climate, appealing to both experts and laypeople. As a subdiscipline established rela vely late in the twen eth century, health psychology has a unique rela onship to mindfulness. This ar cle elucidates the shared roots between health psychology and mindfulness as a psychological construct and fi eld of research, providing a frame of reference for the ways in which health psychology and mindfulness share similar theore cal and methodological challenges that aff ect their integra on into health, social systems, and services. Keywords: mindfulness, history, philosophy Resumo O recente aumento na popularidade do conceito mindfulness (plena atenção) tem sido notado signifi ca vamente na área acadêmica e professional da psicologia. O termo tem se fortalecido nas ciências da saúde, além do imaginário cultural para expressar um contexto contemporâneo da sociedade, atraindo tanto especialistas quanto leigos. Sendo uma sub-área estabelecida rela vamente tardia no fi nal do século XX, a psicologia da saúde tem uma relação singular com o conceito. Este ar go elucida as raízes compar lhadas entre a psicologia da saúde e mindfulness como uma construção do campo de pesquisa e psicológica, fornecendo um quadro de referência para as maneiras em que a psicologia da saúde e mindfulness compar lham dos semelhantes desafi os teóricos e metodológicos que afetam sua integração com a saúde, sistemas sociais e serviços. Palavras-chave: mindfulness, história, fi losofi a Resumen El reciente aumento en la popularidad del concepto mindfulness (atención plena) ha sido notado signifi ca vamente en el área académica y profesional de la psicología. El término se ha fortalecido en las ciencias de la salud, extrapolando el imaginario cultural para expresar un contexto contemporáneo de la sociedad y, en consecuencia, ha atraído a especialistas y legos. Puesto que es una subárea establecida rela vamente tarde, a fi nales del siglo XX, la psicología de la salud ene una relación singular con el concepto. Este ar culo elucida las raíces compar das entre psicología de la salud y mindfulness como una construcción del campo de inves gación psicológica, proporcionando un marco de referencia para las maneras como la psicología de la salud y mindfulness enen desa os teóricos y metodológicos similares que afectan su integración con la salud, los sistemas sociales y los servicios. Palabras clave: mindfulness, historia,fi loso a 1 Corresponding author at: 150A Behavioural Sciences Building,

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Mind the Gap: The History and Philosophy of Health Psychology and Mindfulness

Lee

Young

2018

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“…Historiographic scholarship has begun to accrue on the developments in the nascent field, framing it within narratives about the global development of “Buddhist modernism” (McMahan, ); differentiating Buddhist lineages of philosophical influence on secular and scientific derivations (Dunne, ); fitting mindfulness within North American medical history as part of an evolution of mind‐body and “positive” frameworks of health and healing (Harrington, ; Horowitz, ); contextualizing current criticisms of mindfulness theories by relating them back to those that were levied about Cold War psychoanalytic explorations of Zen and the increase of health consumerism in the 1970s (Harrington & Dunne, ); locating mindfulness in a chronology of utilitarianism in our social economy, tracking it within the uprise of neoliberalism, and articulating the manner in which mindfulness as a social and health intervention contributes to processes of medicalization and healthization (Barker, ; Davies, ; Reveley, ).…”

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Psychology's own mindfulness: Ellen Langer and the social politics of scientific interest in “active noticing”

Lee

2019

J History Behavioral Science

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Ellen Langer's mindfulness construct is presented as “indigenous” to disciplinary psychology. Langer's early work laid the foundations for the research program she would come to call the psychology of possibility. Studying inattentive behavior (mindlessness) and intentionally reflective cognition (mindfulness) placed her work directly in line with the theoretical priorities of the 1970s and influenced the direction of research in several subdisciplines related to social cognition. Positioning Langer's work at an intersection crossed by various discourse communities in psychology explains much of its influence within the discipline. However, its relevance is additionally related to a broader field of research and application also employing the terminology of mindfulness. While superficially synonymous, the majority of mindfulness research is distinguished from Langer's due to differences in origination, definition, and goals. Comparative assessments are used as a lens through which to interrogate the social politics of mindfulness theories’ burgeoning success over the past half century.

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“…These domains provide practical foci for the 'close, repetitive observation' that lies at the heart of mindfulness (ibid.). 5 Contemporary, secular interpretations of mindfulness (such as the aforementioned MBCT and MBSR programmes) have been described as 'Buddhist meditative practices, without the Buddhism' (Barker, 2014). Related adaptations of mindfulness use bodies, feelings, states of mind, and experiential prompts (such as noises and sounds) as contexts within which to support the training of attention.…”

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(Re)Inhabiting awareness: geography and mindfulness

Whitehead

Lilley

Howell

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Social & Cultural Geography

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This paper opens up a dialogue between mindfulness and the discipline of geography. As a meditative practice that cultivates 'present-centred non-judgmental awareness' , we claim that the practices and insights of mindfulness have important implications for various forms of geographical enquiry. This paper argues that mindfulness can inform geographical practices in relation to epistemology and methodology, and contribute towards geographically informed critical psych25ological theory and action. More specifically, we claim that mindfulness could offer a practice-based context to support the study of affects, extend the application of psychoanalytical geographical methods beyond the therapeutic, and contribute to emerging geographical studies of behavioural power and empowerment. This analysis explores these sites of interaction through a series of reflections on the Mindfulness, Behaviour Change and Engagement in Public Policy programme that was developed and delivered by the authors. This more-than-therapeutic mindfulness programme has been delivered to approximately 47 civil servants working in the UK Government.(Re)habiter la conscience: géographie et pleine conscience RÉSUMÉ Cet article ouvre un dialogue entre la pleine conscience et la discipline de la géographie. En tant que pratique méditative qui cultive « la conscience non-critique centrée sur le présent », nous affirmons que les pratiques et les perceptions de la pleine conscience ont des implications importantes sur l'investigation géographique sous toutes ses différentes formes. Cet article soutient que la pleine conscience peut orienter les pratiques géographiques en ce qui concerne l'épistémologie et la méthodologie, et contribuer à une théorie et une action critique psychologique liées à la géographie. Plus particulièrement, nous soutenons que la pleine conscience pourrait proposer un contexte fondé sur la pratique pour soutenir l'étude des affects, étendre l'application des méthodes géographiques psycho analytiques au-delà du thérapeutique et contribuer au développement des études géographiques du pouvoir comportemental et d'autonomisation. L'analyse explore ces sites

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Mindfulness meditation: Do-it-yourself medicalization of every moment

Cited by 70 publications

References 24 publications

Mind the Gap: The History and Philosophy of Health Psychology and Mindfulness

Mind the Gap: The History and Philosophy of Health Psychology and Mindfulness

Psychology's own mindfulness: Ellen Langer and the social politics of scientific interest in “active noticing”

(Re)Inhabiting awareness: geography and mindfulness

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