RCT of Effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in Head and Neck Cancer

The term 'mindfulness' refers to mindful awareness as a way of being - a knowing and experiencing of feelings, thoughts, and perceptions as they arise and pass away each moment. It is a way of relating to all experiences in an open, receptive way, without judging experiences as good or bad (grasping at them or pushing them away). Mindfulness employed two styles of meditations: concentrative meditation involves intentionally focusing attention on a chosen object (e.g. the sensations of breathing) in a sustained way, while receptive meditation involves monitoring the content of experience (e.g. sensations, emotions, thoughts, sounds, etc.) in a non-reactive and non-judgmental way, from moment to moment, with the goal being to recognize the nature of emotional and cognitive patterns. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week, standardized group intervention consisting of mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga that is designed to have applications for stress, pain, and illness