Mindfulness and Well-Being: Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Promoting Well-Being and its Impact on Cognitive, Emotional, and Physiological Processes

Manisha Choudhary

doi:10.56595/lbr.v2i1.12

Authors

Manisha Choudhary
Research Scholar, School of Liberal Education, Galgotias University, Greater Noida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56595/lbr.v2i1.12

Keywords:

Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Stress, Burnout, Resilience.

Abstract

There has been a lot of interest in mindfulness-based treatments (MBIs) in recent years as a potentially effective method for increasing happiness and decreasing anxiety. The purpose of this study is to examine the research done on the positive effects of MBIs and the mechanisms by which they work. Here, we explore the research behind the claims that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are successful in increasing happiness and decreasing stress. Mindfulness has been demonstrated in scientific studies to have a number of positive effects on mental health, including better focus, memory, and decision-making. Mindfulness may also help with emotional management by raising upbeat emotions while decreasing downbeat ones and decreasing stress reaction time. Reductions in stress hormones like cortisol and other physiological indicators like blood pressure and inflammation mirror these mental and emotional shifts. Additionally, randomised controlled studies show that MBIs are beneficial in lowering depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms and raising well-being outcomes including life satisfaction and resiliency. These results hold steady over time and have been seen across a wide range of groups, both clinical and non-clinical. Finally, this report emphasises the need for more study to understand the underlying processes and optimise the administration of MBIs, as well as the value of mindfulness as a viable strategy to increasing well-being and lowering stress. The results of this study have significance for the design of programmes to promote mental health and well-being across demographics.

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