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Yet many psychologists, neuroscientists and meditation experts are afraid that hype is outpacing the science. In an article released in Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15 prominent psychologists and cognitive scientists caution that despite its popularity and supposed benefits, scientific data on mindfulness are woefully lacking. Many of the studies on mindfulness and meditation, the authors wrote, are poorly designed—compromised by inconsistent definitions of what mindfulness actually is, and often void of a control group to rule out the placebo effect.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wheres-the-proof-that-mindfulness-meditation-works1/
Mindfulness meditation may be salutogenic for immune system dynamics, but additional work is needed to examine these effects.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26799456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758421/
New research shows no evidence of structural brain change with short-term mindfulness training. A team found flaws in previous research that purported to show meditation could alter the brain's structure.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220520144651.htm
Absence of structural brain changes from mindfulness-based stress reduction: Two combined randomized controlled trials
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abk3316
“They also show that the idea of mindfulness doesn’t help – it’s the practice that matters.” Those students that did engage improved, he said, but most did not. “On average they only practised once over 10 weeks of the course. And that’s like going to the gym once and hoping you’ll get fit. But why didn’t they practise? Well, because many of them found it boring.”
“Mindfulness can be helpful in managing emotions, but it won’t be enough for those children and young people who need support with their mental wellbeing, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/12/mindfulness-schools-does-not-improve-mental-health-study
Across the 142 studies published between 2000 and 2016, there was no evidence for increases in any study quality indicator, although changes were generally in the direction of improved quality.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0187298