Mindfulness Center

Each week, Judson Brewer, professor of behavioral and social sciences and the director of research and innovation at Brown’s Mindfulness Center, leads a group of students and researchers in mindfulness exercises while running up Providence’s Jenckes Street hill.

Building on decades of research supporting mindfulness for stress reduction and cardiovascular health, a new study finds that a mindfulness trial, originally designed to lower blood pressure, significantly reduced depression symptoms, especially for those with early-life adversity.

Brown University researchers take a deep dive into the barriers that are disincentivizing health insurers from covering the mindfulness–based health program.

NCCIH funding will allow Brown researchers to evaluate complementary and integrative health interventions and produce a public-facing database to support rigorous systematic reviews.

Brown MPH student Michael Thompson was awarded an inaugural Royce Graduate Student Research Award to build a tech solution that connects the recently incarcerated with health and wellness resources.

Summit led by Brown researchers makes shared space between mindfulness training and Indigenous cultural practice

Director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, Eric Loucks' work in the areas of mindfulness-based stress reduction and heart health are demonstrating how mindfulness can improve people’s lives and change their perceptions. We chat with Professor Loucks about his journey into this area of study and what the future holds for mindfulness.

Mindfulness coupled with information on how food and exercise can impact blood pressure may be a winning combination that could improve heart health, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open.

The Mindfulness Center at Brown is working to explain why mindfulness makes us healthier.

The Mindfulness Center at Brown University hosted a “Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Health Meeting” in January.