Dr Ian Ellis-Jones ... Living Mindfully Now

NOTE. This blog is in recess. Nevertheless, you will find here over 500 of my posts exploring many aspects of spirituality, mindfulness, psychology, philosophy, literature and the performing arts. A member of the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, I lectured at the NSW Institute of Psychiatry (now the mental health portfolio of HETI) for 14 years and at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) for 16 years. Mindfully yours, Ian Ellis-Jones PhD. 26 July 2021.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION INCREASES ATTENTION SPAN

It’s official ... well, it has been for some time now - to those in the know - but it’s now even more

undeniable.

Mindfulness meditation increases attention span.

This definitive University of California scientific study is just one of an increasing number of recent studies that confirm the results of earlier studies.

See: MacLean, K, Saron, C, Wallace, B A et al 2010. “Intensive Meditation Training Improves Perceptual Discrimination and Sustained Attention”, Psychological Science, 21(6):829-39. Online: http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/05/11/0956797610371339.abstract

http://pubget.com/paper/20483826

NOTE. This blog sets out a simple form of mindfulness sitting meditation.