Professor Mary Jo Kreitzer on Loving Kindness Meditation for Stress Reduction and Emotional Well-being

Prof. Mary Jo Kreitzer and co-authors recently published an article that investigates the effectiveness of Loving Kindness Meditation in an online health community. This type of meditation is a “systemized mind–body approach developed to increase loving acceptance.” The article’s findings show that Loving Kindness Meditation increases resilience when faced with adversity. The authors also identify a relationship between stress, self-compassion, social connectedness, and the meditation practice. Professor Kreitzer is the director of the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, a Consortium member center. Read the article on the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine website.