正念

健康保险提供商Aetna做的一项员工研究表明，参加办公室瑜伽和正念课程的人中，大约四分之一的人报告其压力水平降低了28%，睡眠质量改善了20%。

A study of employees at health insurance provider Aetna revealed that roughly one quarter of those taking in-office yoga and mindfulness classes reported a 28 % reduction in their stress levels and a 20 % improvement in sleep quality .

"正念",即集中注意力,是一些人用来避免入睡的工具。

" Mindfulness " , being focused , is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep .

大家正念叨他，可巧他来了。

We were just talking about him when he turned up .

研究还发现，这些植物对人们对压力感知的影响与之前的一项研究相似。在那项研究中，参与者每周参加一次正念和冥想的课程，持续八周。

The research has also found that the effects of the plants on people ’ s perceptions of stress were similar to a previous study in which participants were given mindfulness and meditation3 sessions once a week for eight weeks .

在AppleWatch新的正念app中，同样的冥想视频教程每周会以音频上传。

In the new Mindfulness app on Apple Watch , the same meditations will be uploaded each week in audio form .

《临床神经生理学》（ClinicalNeurophysiology）上最近的一份报告显示，成年ADD患者可从正念训练加认知治疗中受益；

According to a recent report in Clinical Neurophysiology , adults with A.D.D. were shown to benefit from mindfulness training combined with cognitive therapy ;

医生最常推荐的，且最常用于医院项目中的一种冥想类型叫做“正念减压”。它是由麻省大学医学院（UniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool）研发出来的。

The most common type of meditation recommended by doctors and used in hospital programs is called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction , which was devised at the University of Massachusetts Medical School .

一种信奉冥想的佛教方式&正念（mindfulness），正开始在快节奏的金融家中流行。

Fast-paced financiers are turning to mindfulness , an ancient Buddhist idea that embraces meditation .

他们还鼓励她建设一座兰格正念研究所（LangerMindfulnessInstitute），既开展研究，又运营静思休养之地。

They also encouraged her to build a Langer Mindfulness Institute , which will take part in research and run retreats .

当代以来，唱主角的则是分子生物学家乔恩•卡巴特-津恩（JonKabat-Zinn），他在麻省大学医学院（UniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool）率先推行基于正念的减压疗法。

More recently , Jon Kabat-Zinn , a molecular biologist who pioneered mindfulness based stress reduction at the University of Massachusetts Medical School , takes centre stage .

加州大学伯克利分校（UniversityofCalifornia，Berkeley）的发展精神病理学专家史蒂芬·欣肖（StephenHinshaw）表示，探索正念冥想等非药物干预的效用的时机已经成熟。

Stephen Hinshaw , a specialist in developmental psychopathology at the University of California , Berkeley , said the time was ripe to explore the utility of nondrug interventions like mindfulness .

Prana是他走访的其中一家推行正念的企业，该公司首席执行官斯科特•克斯莱克（ScottKerslake）的回答是最能说明问题的。

The most revealing answer comes from the chief executive of Prana , one of the " mindful " businesses he visits .

艾默理大学（EmoryUniversity）的温迪·哈森坎普（WendyHasenkamp）和劳伦斯·巴萨卢（LawrenceBarsalou）的研究显示，正念冥想能改变认知控制的指标之一——大脑维持注意力的神经回路。

Mindfulness seems to flex the brain circuitry for sustaining attention , an indicator of cognitive control , according to research by Wendy Hasenkamp and Lawrence Barsalou at Emory University .

毕马威（KPMG）、高盛（GoldmanSachs）、联合利华（Unilever）以及英国央行（BoE）在幸福感讲座中介绍正念，并鼓励员工使用冥想应用。

KPMG , Goldman Sachs and Unilever – and the Bank of England – have presented mindfulness in wellbeing seminars and encourage staff to use meditation apps .

《临床神经生理学》（ClinicalNeurophysiology）上最近的一份报告显示，成年ADD患者可从正念训练加认知治疗中受益；他们在精神功能方面的改善与服用药物的受试者相当。

According to a recent report in Clinical Neurophysiology , adults with A.D.D. were shown to benefit from mindfulness training combined with cognitive therapy ; their improvements in mental performance were comparable to those achieved by subjects taking medications .

这些骑行的新功能和其他各项很棒的新功能一起加入了watchOS8，例如正念app和照片的回忆等。我们今年的重点就是让这些功能，包括你用Watch做的各项事务，都能更醒目更完善。

These cycling updates join all the other great additions in watchOS 8 , like the Mindfulness app and Memories in Photos . And this year we focused on making these features and everything you do on Watch bigger and better .

现在，越来越多的研究表明，通过所谓的正念冥想强化“心智肌肉”可以帮助儿童和成年人应对其注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD，见于儿童）和注意力缺陷障碍（ADD，见于成年人）。

Now a growing stream of research suggests that strengthening this mental muscle , usually with exercises in so-called mindfulness , may help children and adults cope with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its adult equivalent , attention deficit disorder .

假如一名学生在连续八天的时间里每天做半小时的正念冥思，他在参加GRE考试或者做短期记忆力和注意力分散的测试时表现会更好。

Students who did about an hour of mindfulness training for eight days subsequently did better on the GRE as well as tests of working memory and mind-wandering .

经典及注释书中都提及觉性，并说：有两种极有助益的东西，亦即1。正念（Sati，忆念）；

It says in the commentaries , in the books , about awareness , that there are2 things that are of great assistance , namely : 1 .

正念培训班学生的GRE成绩由两周前的460分提高到了520分，对短期记忆力和注意力集中进行测试的成绩也比以前有了提高（与任务无关思维的次数减少了）。

For one , their average GRE verbal score went from 460 to , two weeks later , 520 . They also improved on tests of working memory and focus ( had fewer task-unrelated thoughts ) .

阿里安娜•赫芬顿（AriannaHuffington）将企业界对正念产生浓厚兴趣的原因总结为：“减轻压力和正念不仅会让我们变得更快乐、更健康，对任何缺乏这种优势的企业而言，它们还是一种已得到验证的竞争优势。”

Arianna Huffington sums up the rationale for all this corporate interest : " Stress reduction and mindfulness don 't just make us happier and healthier , they 're a proven competitive advantage for any business that wants one . "

结果是，正念的夫妇有更令人满意的婚姻关系。

As a result , mindful couples have more satisfying relationships .

就正念禅修而言，没有所谓的理想的呼吸方法或形式。

For the practice of mindfulness there is no ideal breath .

而忘记自己的人就叫做没有正念的人。

And people who forget themselves are called heedless people .

修学正念并不是要爱取或厌舍任何的情绪反应。

Mindfulness itself does not condemn or condone any particular emotional reaction .

如此就可以产生并发展正念。

In this way sati can arise and it can be developed .

休伯恩自2000年以来一直在教授正念瑜伽。

Hugh Byrne has been teaching mindfulness since 2000 .

正念禅修在心理治疗和医学领域中的应用

Mindfulness Meditation and Its Application in Psychotherapy and Medicine

没有正念的人就是已经死了的人。

Heedless people are people who are dead already .

随时随地，觉察到你自己的正念与正知之本质。

Discovering the true nature of your mindfulness and awareness anywhere and anytime .