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Dr William Van Gordon

Chartered Psychologist and Associate Professor of Contemplative Psychology

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Category: Meditation

Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Publication

Just Published. My latest research with Spanish colleagues is a randomised controlled trial showing that a new compassion Meditation intervention can help treat the chronic pain condition Fibromyalgia

January 15, 2020 williamvangordon

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Health&Wellbeing, Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Top Tips

Pleased to have just started a new ‘Contemplative Psychology’ blog for Psychology Today. My first article provides recommendations for using Mindfulness in talking therapies

December 10, 2019 williamvangordon

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Health&Wellbeing, Media Coverage, Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Wisdom

My interview with psychologist Jeffrey Mishlove at New Thinking Allowed on my research into the benefits of emptiness meditation has just been released https://youtu.be/bq77zGiPn5U

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 williamvangordon

#ResearchHighlight #mindfullness #Health

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Health&Wellbeing, Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Top Tips

My latest @DerbyUni blog discusses 5 #psychological techniques for improving #sleep quality

October 26, 2019 williamvangordon

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Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Publication

Just published in full. This is my 22nd refereed paper accepted for publication so far this calendar year. Its a #SystematicReview and thematic synthesis of #school #mindfulness intervention #studies.

September 29, 2019 williamvangordon

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Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Publication

Pleased that based on Scopus data for the last 5 years (which excludes some journals), I’m the world’s 2nd most published scholar on meditation, and one of the UK’s top 100 most productive psychologists

September 29, 2019 williamvangordon

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Media Coverage, Meditation

I was interviewed for this article in The Telegraph on the commercialisation of meditation.

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 williamvangordon

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Health&Wellbeing, Meditation

My recent study into meditation-induced near-death experiences was recently featured in Natural Awakenings in the US

April 2, 2019 williamvangordon

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Media Coverage, Meditation, Mindfulness

My interview with leading US #Buddhist magazine @LionsRoar about my study showing the benefits of emptiness #meditation has just been published.

March 28, 2019 williamvangordon

New study suggests meditating on emptiness might be better than mindfulness

 

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Meditation, Wisdom

Finding Fullness in Emptiness

February 20, 2019 williamvangordon

This is short video I discuss how emptiness meditation can help foster wisdom and wellbeing.

 

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  • In the last week I’ve provided comments on vivid dreams during lockdown in TV & print media in 6 countries, including extensive coverage today in this Net Doctor article (republished on Yahoo Life) May 7, 2020
  • I was interviewed for an article in yesterday’s print edition of The Independent about vivid dreams during the #lockdown – “On lockdown: Why sweet dreams are not made of this” May 7, 2020
  • I was on the Weekend Sunrise breakfast show on Australian national TV this morning discussing ‘quarandreams’ and sleep health (allow adverts and analytics to enable playback) May 4, 2020
  • I was interviewed for this article in the Independent on why people are experiencing particularly vivid dreams during the lock-down April 29, 2020
  • I was interviewed for this family lockdown survival guide in today’s Daily Express April 23, 2020

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