Several factors may impede ethnoracial minority inclusion in Mindfulness- and Meditation-Based Intervention (MMBI) studies, such as healthcare disparities, historical underrepresentation in clinical research, and a conceptual perspective that emphasizes the universality of Buddhist teachings. This systematic review was performed with the aim of describing MMBI studies with a significant diversity focus, defined as involving minority inclusion in sample composition, cultural adaptations of interventions, and/or planned comparisons of outcomes for different ethnoracial groups. Studies were identified through PsycINFO and MEDLINE databases from 1990 to 2016 in the United States. We reviewed 12,265 citations to include 24 MMBI diversity-focused studies. Aside from Native Alaskans, all other major US ethnoracial minority groups were included in at least one study. Most of the studies (75%) were conducted with child and youth samples; the others included only women. Most (58%) included participants selected for a health or mental health condition, but none required specific diagnoses for study inclusion. The most commonly used MMBI was mindfulness-based stress reduction (29%), and only 12.5% of all studies used a culturally adapted intervention. Only one study reported planned ethnoracial comparisons of treatment outcomes. Cohen’s d effect sizes for single-sample studies ranged from 0.10 to 0.62 and for randomized controlled trials ranged from 0.02 to 0.99. Results from this systematic review highlight the dearth of diversity focus in MMBI research. Future work should include indicators of feasibility, acceptability, and safety; address underrepresentation of ethnoracial minorities, men, and participants with clinically or functionally significant symptoms; and investigate cultural adaptations to optimize treatment effectiveness.
<p>A critical study of fragments of the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra (Tib. de bzhin gshegs pa'i snying po'i mdo) from Tabo monastery in Himalchal Pradesh, India, and other versions of the text found in main Kangyurs (bka' 'gyur). (Ben Deitle 2006-05-03)</p>
<p>This article explores the relationship between aesthetics, art, and morality within Tantric Buddhism in India and Tibet. The author consults several Sanskrit texts which relate to the intersection of art and religious experience. (Ben Deitle 2006-05-04)</p>
<p>This article traces the life and education of the Crown Prince (Kumar) of Sikkim, Sidkeon Namgyal. He grew up at a turbulent time, with Sikkim coming under increasing control of the British. The article draws mainly on British colonial sources and covers Sidkeon Namgyal's study in Britain, as well as his travels through North America, Japan, and China. It highlights the attempts by the colonial government to mold the young Crown Prince into a useful officer of the British Empire. (Ben Deitle 2006-02-13)</p>
<p>This is a study of the structural elements of Tibetan legal documents. The study is based on a collection of documents dating from the 17th to 20th centuries from southwest Tibet, mainly the areas of Porong (spo rong), Shelkar (shel dkar) and Dingri (ding ri). Specific examples are cited from the collection to demonstrate several types of legal writing. (Ben Deitle 2006-03-09)</p>
This workshop will look at the long, intertwined history and use of Chinese and Tibetan medicine. Topics will include Tibetan urine diagnosis and its interpretation into Chinese medicine diagnosis; translation of the points of moxabustion and acupuncture used in Tibetan medicine into their Chinese equivalents; the three humors of Tibetan medicine and their relationship to qi, blood; fluid disorders in Chinese medicine; and Chinese herbs and formulas as used in Tibetan medicine.
<p>This article looks at two chief negatives of logic in Tibetan philosophy, and discusses their contrasting usage in various examples of Tibetan literature. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-07-13)</p>
<p>The abstract outlines some of the processes by which Wayman created a new translation of the <em>Litany of Names of Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrīnāmasaṁgīti)</em>. This text is considered one of the most popular of all Tantric Buddhist texts. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-03-21)</p>
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is an independent state situated between China and India. It emerged as a unified polity in the early 17th century under the rule of an exiled Tibetan religious leader and much of its elite culture, including its medical traditions, were brought from Tibet during this period. The Bhutanese Traditional Medical system subsequently evolved distinct characteristics that enable it to be viewed as a separate part of the Himalayan tradition of Sowa Rigpa (̒the science of healing̓), which includes what is now known as Tibetan Medicine. After coming under the influence of the British imperial Government of India at the beginning of the 20th century, Bhutan was occasionally visited by British Medical Officers from the Indian Medical Service, who accompanied British Political Officers on diplomatic missions there. But when the British withdrew from South Asia in 1947 there were no permanent biomedical structures or even fully qualified Bhutanese biomedical doctors in Bhutan. Since 194 7, Bhutan has evolved a state medical system in which their Traditional Medicine is an integral part and patients have the choice of treatment under traditional or biomedical practitioners. With particular reference to the role of The Institute of Traditional Medicine Services in Thimphu this paper discusses the history, structures and practices of traditional medicine in Bhutan, including its interaction with biomedicine.
<p>A study of <em>The Book of the Kadam[pa Tradition]</em> (bka' gdams glegs bam) with special attention paid to the practice of the "Sixteen Spheres" (thig le bcu drug). The paper looks into the transmission of the text and the practice, and their influence on Avalokiteśvara related practices and iconography.</p>
Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. In The Upward Spiral, neuroscientist Alex Korb demystifies the intricate brain processes that cause depression and offers a practical and effective approach to getting better. Based on the latest research in neuroscience, this book provides dozens of straightforward tips you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a happier, healthier life.--
Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. In The Upward Spiral, neuroscientist Alex Korb demystifies the intricate brain processes that cause depression and offers a practical and effective approach to getting better. Based on the latest research in neuroscience, this book provides dozens of straightforward tips you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a happier, healthier life.--
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