{"id":224,"date":"2011-01-17T20:15:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T20:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mindfulnessmatters\/2011\/01\/the-mindfulness-revolution-takes-a-big-step-forward.html"},"modified":"2011-01-17T20:15:25","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T20:15:25","slug":"the-mindfulness-revolution-takes-a-big-step-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mindfulnessmatters\/2011\/01\/the-mindfulness-revolution-takes-a-big-step-forward.html","title":{"rendered":"The Mindfulness Revolution Takes a Big Step Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

The insurance giant, Aetna, has announced in a recent press release<\/a> its commitment to bringing mindfulness to its membership. Aetna, in conjunction with eMindful<\/a>, Duke Integrative Medicine<\/a>, and the Viniyoga Institute<\/a> have been conducting a randomized controlled trial of two methods of stress reduction, one of them being mindfulness-based stress reduction. <\/p>\n

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Early results for both mindfulness and yoga show significant benefits for participants (as would be expected by the previous 30 years of mindfulness research showing such benefits)<\/div>\n
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From the press release:<\/div>\n
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Helping people take control of their health is a critical
\nstep in achieving better health and reducing the cost of health care,”
\nsaid Aetna CEO and President Mark Bertolini. “Stress takes a significant
\ntoll on physical and mental health. We want to understand, and also
\ndemonstrate, whether integrative medicine can offer our members options that
\nboth better suit their lifestyles and can be proven to improve their health. We
\nwill continue to build an evidence base for the mind-body approach to health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 12-week mindfulness meditation-based online program was
\ndeveloped and offered by eMindful. Participants interacted using video, audio
\nand instant messaging chat or in-person instruction. Expert instructors from
\neMindful helped participants learn self-care, with the objective of improving
\noverall health and energy levels. Participants also learned stress reduction
\ntechniques, more effective management of work load and better ways to
\nprioritize tasks to increase efficiency and effectiveness. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n


\n\"emindful_logo.png\"<\/span><\/p>\n

eMindful is the same organization that brings you free
\nmeditation sessions each morning in its virtual classroom. You can get a taste
\nof mindfulness from 8:00 to 8:45 EST. Click here to
\nlogin.<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

I’m proud to be part of the eMindful faculty and on the
\nforefront of the mindfulness revolution that is taking hold in the U.S. and
\naround the world. We see it all around us as the medical and health-related
\nprofessions embrace mindfulness as a healing approach. We see it in the
\nexplosion of publications on mindfulness. We see it in the growing body of
\nresearch. And we see it with Aetna’s partnership described above. In 1999 Jon
\nKabat-Zinn said:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I am keenly aware, and reminded daily, of the huge
\nsubterranean yearning in people everywhere for authenticity and personal
\nagency, for silence and stillness and peace of mind, for embodied experience,
\nand for vehicles and methods that are equal to the task of helping us perceive
\nand face the full extant of the human condition with integrity, freedom,
\nwisdom, and compassion, including, importantly, self-compassion. The world
\nseems hungry, if not starving, for the implementation of such explorations at
\nwork, in the family, in virtually every aspect of personal, professional, and
\ninstitutional life. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

The time for satisfying this yearning is NOW. Join the
\nrevolution!<\/p>\n

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