The current literature suggests that Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) regulates the areas of the brain implicated on self-regulation and self-directed attention and behavior1.
The activation of such areas of the brain contributes reducing stress during the emotion regulation, improving anxiety and mood symptoms in Depression and Anxiety Disorders2. A key aspect in these disorders is the rumination and the focus on the future and the personal worries, keeping the person away from the present moment3. Mindfulness has been described as a consciousness-centered technique that integrates a set of exercises that shifts the attention to the outside world and redirect it to the person’s breath and body’s sensations2. This form of intentional
The activation of such areas of the brain contributes reducing stress during the emotion regulation, improving anxiety and mood symptoms in Depression and Anxiety Disorders2. A key aspect in these disorders is the rumination and the focus on the future and the personal worries, keeping the person away from the present moment3. Mindfulness has been described as a consciousness-centered technique that integrates a set of exercises that shifts the attention to the outside world and redirect it to the person’s breath and body’s sensations2. This form of intentional