Mindfulness practice has been brought into modern healthcare through pioneering programmes like Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Developed in the late 1970s, MBSR laid the foundation for evidence-based mindfulness interventions. Another well-established programme, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), created in collaboration with Oxford University, combines mindfulness with cognitive therapy to help prevent relapse in depression. These two programmes have opened the gateway to bringing mindfulness strategies into many other areas of life, delivering profound benefits.
As research advances, mindfulness is increasingly linked to neuroscience, revealing how it promotes neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to rewire and adapt—helping improve mental well-being, emotional regulation, stress reduction, and focus across diverse settings.
Please find below links to key studies and research in this field.
University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre — Department of Psychiatry
Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (Bangor University)
Mindfulness Resources | University of Miami Libraries