Development and Validation of the Mindfulness Meditation Practice Quality Scales (MMPQS) in a Clinical Population Using Rasch Analysis

September 28, 2026 / concentration, insight, meditation practice quality, mindfulness, MMPQS, psychometrics, Rasch analysis, samatha, Vipassana

Authors: Sarah Strohmaier, Bruno A. Cayoun, Alice G. Shires, Oleg N. Medvedev, Christian U. Krägeloh
Mindfulness (2026)

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Jan 26 2026

Success Beyond Scales Webinar Series – February 2026

January 26, 2026 / Behaviour Change, Dr Bruno Cayoun, emotional regulation, Habit Formation, Health & Wellbeing, MiCBT Institute, mindfulness, Neuroscience, Success Beyond Scales, Webinar, Weight Loss Support

MiCBT Institute is pleased to be featured in Success Beyond Scales 2026, a monthly webinar series hosted by Dr Arun Dhir, Upper Gastrolntestinal and Bariatric Surgeon, that explores sustainable health change beyond weight-loss outcomes alone. Upcoming webinar: Shifting Your Identity for Weight Loss Success-How Mindfulness Rewires the Neurobiology of Habits For many people, health journeys

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Dec 11 2025

Effectiveness of the Brief Self-Implemented Mindfulness-Based Interoceptive Exposure Task Taught Online in a Mixed Chronic Pain Group

December 11, 2025 / anxiety, Biopsychosocial Model, BPI-SF, Brief Mindfulness Intervention, Brief Pain Inventory, chronic pain, DASS-21, depression, Equanimity, Fear-Avoidance Model, interoception, interoceptive exposure, Low-Intensity Intervention, micbt, miet, mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Interoceptive Exposure Task, Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mixed-Effects Models, Online Intervention, Pain Catastrophising, Pain Interference, Pain Management, Pain Self-Efficacy, Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Pain Severity, PSEQ, psychological distress, Randomised Trial, Self-Implemented Practice, Stress Reduction, Telehealth, Waitlist Control

Authors: Nicola Hodren, Tristan Williamson, Alice Shires
Mindfulness (2025)

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Dec 4 2025

New Review Highlights Broad Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MiCBT) Across Diverse Conditions

December 4, 2025 / mindfulness, mindfulness integrated cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness training

A comprehensive scoping review published in the journal “Mindfulness” reveals that Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MiCBT) is emerging as a highly effective intervention for a wide array of psychological and physical conditions. The review, conducted by a team including Sascha Boldt, Alice Shires, and Jill Beattie, synthesises existing research and concludes that MiCBT, a novel

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Aug 22 2025

Learn Mindfulness at the UTS Psychology Clinic

August 22, 2025 / affordable therapy, anxiety support, CBT, cognitive behaviour therapy, depression support, emotional wellbeing, mental health Sydney, micbt, mindfulness, mindfulness practice, mindfulness program, mindfulness therapy, psychology services, Resilience, staff wellbeing, Stress Management, student wellbeing, telehealth psychology, UTS Psychology Clinic

The UTS Psychology Clinic is now offering Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MiCBT) sessions for UTS staff, students, and the wider community. MiCBT combines the proven principles of cognitive behavioural therapy with the practice of mindfulness to help individuals better understand and manage distress, while also enhancing wellbeing. By learning to be mindful, participants can develop

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Apr 17 2025

UPDATE: Equanimity Scale-16 (ES-16) – Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research

April 17, 2025 / acceptance, Equanimity, equanimity scale, ES-16, mindfulness, nonattachment, nonreactivity

Authors: Bruno A. Cayoun, Bradley Elphinstone, Alice G. Shires
Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research (2025)

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Apr 12 2025

Linguistic and psychometric adaptation of the Equanimity Scale-16 (ES-16) for Hindi speaking population

April 12, 2025 / Equanimity, Hindi-Scale, mindfulness, Non-attachment

Authors: Prateek Yadav, Neha Sharma, Harpreet Singh, V.S. Chauhan, Nidhi Agarwal, S.P. Panda
Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2025)

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Mar 3 2025

Gibsonian Congruence as a Viability Problem, with Application to Patient Monitoring, Anticipating Longevity, and Economic Time Inconsistency

March 3, 2025 / Anticipated survival, Dynamical systems, Goal attainment, Life development, micbt, mindfulness, Set-valued analysis, Viability theory

Authors: Noël Bonneuil
Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (2025)

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Feb 14 2025

International Conference on Mindfulness – Asia Pacific

February 14, 2025 / converence, mindfulness, research and training

The International Conference on Mindfulness-Asia Pacific (ICM-AP) 2025, presented by the CUHK Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training in collaboration with the CUHK JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, will be held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) during 27 – 29 Jun 2025 (with pre-conference workshops on 26

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Feb 14 2025

Parents’ Initial Experiences with Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT) for Stress Management in High-Stress Situations

February 14, 2025 / mindfulness, Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT), Parental Experiences, Parental Stress, Stress Management

Authors: Fatemeh Azhdari, Mehdi Mohammadi

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