#boundlessness has emerged as a core dimension of #mindfulness in David Victorson & Carol Greco's NIH NCCIH funded R01. And, the NADA (psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-36…) is a legacy measure! Let's cross-walk. Eric L. Garland 2022 International Congress

The big reveal! We just published the largest neuroscience study of mindfulness as a treatment for addiction in Science Advances! Mindfulness-induced endogenous theta stimulation occasions self-transcendence and inhibits addictive behavior science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Wonderful to see this study see the light of day. Given levels of suffering and lives destroyed by opioid and other forms of addiction, the potential impact of MORE for deep healing / transcendence is enormous.

#Mindfulness increased theta activity in the brain - a physiological marker of #selftranscendence(?) - which predicted less #opioid misuse 9 months later in a large study (N=165) reported in Science Advances. NIDAnews and NIH NCCIH supported. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Largest neuroscience study of #mindfulness as a treatment for addiction reveals a promising, safe, and accessible treatment option for the 9M+ Americans misusing #opioids. Published in Science Advances. attheu.utah.edu/research/mindf…

New research shows #mindfulness meditation can produce a natural high similar to #psychedelics. Published last week in Science Advances, Eric L. Garland's mindfulness therapy boosted theta waves in the frontal lobes of the brain. More: attheu.utah.edu/research/mindf…

Our new Science Advances paper covered in Inverse… inverse.com/mind-body/medi…

Results shorthand: 1 + 2 = 3. Early evidence that 1 #mindfulness session lasting 2 hours provided 3 months of #ChronicPain relief. presented Wednesday at US Association for the Study of Pain. Funded by University of Utah and Utah Social Work. An Eric L. Garland collaboration.

Working to build out that catalogue of brief, behavioral interventions for #ChronicPain. One MORE + Beth Darnall, PhD's Empowered Relief, + Ana-Maria Vranceanu 's Toolkit for Optimal Recovery = personalized behavioral pain medicine possibilities.

Looking to get a little MORE out of the Rx Summit?Eric L. Garland explains how #Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) decreases #ChronicPain and #Opioid use 9 months after treatment ends. Tomorrow at 4:15. ja.ma/35QjiDB

Got to throw kisses at the #RxSummit2023 today before Eric L. Garland lead the room through MORE's #Mindful craving exercise. Bringing one of these next year.

NEW RESEARCH! #Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) effectively reduced #ChronicPain & opioid use among current & former military personnel, while simultaneously improving psychological health & mental well-being across a number of measures. socialwork.utah.edu/interaction/po…

After 2 hours of #Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement, >80% of knee/hip replacement patients' had a >50% decrease in #pain; 75% were not using ANY pain #medication at 1-month follow-up. Geraldine Martorella, PhD, RN, FAAN FSU Nursing TOC Eric L. Garland link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A single, 2-hour session of #Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) improved chronic #pain symptoms 3 months later. A little MORE goes a long way. Eric L. Garland Utah Social Work FSU Nursing Mary Ann Liebert Inc doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2…

Ayaka Lingard is presenting mechanistic findings from our R21 (NIDAnews) at US Association for the Study of Pain's Annual Meeting. #selftranscendence during brief #mindfulness training for chronic pain (n=148) predicts immediate reductions in #pain and craving. Come see her poster! Utah Social Work FSU Nursing

There are still a few openings for our #Breathwork for #chronicpain project at Florida State University's Brain Science and Symptom Management Center. Two days only!!!!! June 10th and 11th. See if you qualify: fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0J…