羅伯特·薩波斯基在其專書「為什麼斑馬不會得到潰瘍?」(Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers[17]) 中為非專業的讀者進行探究,可提供減壓效果和壓力起源的科學實證[18]。覺察冥想可顯著地降低心理壓力[7][19][20],亦可防止因心理壓力而導致的相關生理變化和生物學臨床表現[11][12][10]。
覺察練習之推廣
根據《時代》雜誌2014年的一篇文章,覺察冥想在平常不會冥想的人們中越來越流行[21]。喬·卡巴金在麻州大學醫學中心開設的課程已經培養了將近1,000名獲得覺察減壓認證的講師,這些講師遍布美國每個州和30多個國家。例如 General Mills 公司已為其員工提供冥想的空間;民主黨國會議員提姆·瑞安則在2012年出版了一本名為「覺察國家 (A Mindful Nation)」之專書,他在國會山莊協助並組織了定期的團體冥想活動[21][22]。
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