Cultivating an Eastern self: A qualitative study of the impact of mindfulness meditation on Western-born practitioners’ views of self and well-being

With increasing participation in Eastern contemplative activities by Western-born practitioners, psychological research is needed on how meditation influences conceptualizations of the self. Descriptive thematic analyses of one-on-one interviews with seven women and men residing in USA focused on ho...

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Main Author: Martin, Shane Alan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 7, Pages: 667-685
Further subjects:B Mindfulness meditation
B self-theory
B Eastern versus Western psychology
B well being
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