Category: Psychology

My latest blog for Psychology Today is on: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Meditating

Apr 14, 2020

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My latest article for Psychology Today discusses how catastrophizing could be impacting decision-making relating to COVID-19

Apr 14, 2020

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I was featured four times on the national BBC News TV Channel over the weekend discussing the psychology of panic buying as part of a repeat of last week’s BBC Inside Out East Midlands episode

Mar 30, 2020

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My latest article for the University of Derby blog is on: Why the Coronavirus Action Plan Should Include Psychological Wellbeing

Mar 12, 2020

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My latest article for Psychology Today is on: How to Find Your Non-Self

Feb 25, 2020

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This evening I was on BBC East Midlands Today talking with Dominic Heale about the psychology behind why some people chance driving through flooded water

Feb 25, 2020

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I’m facilitating these free two-hour workshops at the University of Derby on: Contemplative Psychology and Meditation for Improving Well-being

Feb 18, 2020

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The French philosopher René Descartes said “I think, therefore I am”. However, it follows logically that “if I am not aware I think, I am not aware I am”. My latest article for Psychology Today is on Why You Should Contemplate More

Jan 15, 2020

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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

Jan 15, 2020

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in Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Publication
My recent article for Psychology Today on how to regulate our usage of technology for the sake of mental health is featured today in Thanh Nien – a national newspaper in Vietnam

Jan 15, 2020

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I was interviewed for this article in i-D on the importance of mental health self-care following the election

Dec 16, 2019

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

Dec 10, 2019

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

Oct 26, 2019

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

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

Oct 26, 2019

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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.

Sep 29, 2019

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in 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

Sep 29, 2019

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in Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Publication
Pleased with the upward trajectory of my citation count. With over 3 calendar months to go, I’ve already matched my citation count for all of last year.

Sep 29, 2019

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Just Published. My paper with Yasu Kotera on #Japanese #managers’ experiences of neuro-linguistic programming has just been published in The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice.

Apr 9, 2019

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in Health&Wellbeing, Psychology, Publication

Email me for a copy.
Are you addicted to yourself? My latest blog for the University of Derby includes a quiz that helps you explore if you are self-addicted

Apr 2, 2019

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Are you addicted to yourself? Understanding Ontological Addiction Dr William Van Gordon, Associate Professor in Contemplative Psychology at the University of Derby Online Learning, examines how we can be addicted to ourselves – and puts readers to the test.
Mental health of caring profession students

Jan 23, 2019

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in Health&Wellbeing, Psychology, Publication

Newly published. Mental health of caring profession students has recently been published in Mindfulness and Compassion. Contact us for a copy. Log in to use Ginger Limited mode Mental health by caring profession ×
Nice to see that IFL Science’s coverage of my research into meditation-induced near-death experiences has been shared over 12,500 times within one week

Dec 18, 2018

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My research into Ontological Addiction Theory – a new #Psychological model of human functioning and #mentalhealth – has been making headlines recently. This paper on the new theory is free to download: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.45

Dec 18, 2018

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My research identifying a new type of near-death experience is featured in Metro today.

Dec 13, 2018

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I was recently interviewed for this article by @Psypost: Study of advanced #Buddhist meditators suggests inducing near-death experiences can be learned and perfected

Dec 10, 2018

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Just published. This study explores Ethical Judgement in UK Business Students.

Dec 7, 2018

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in Psychology, Publication

Free to download: https://rdcu.be/bcf08
Here I discuss how mindfulness can help young people’s mental health.

Nov 21, 2018

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in Health&Wellbeing, Mindfulness, Psychology

Read more for information: Mindfulness in schools. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-018-0001-y
This 3-year study that I led identified a new type of near-death experience: The Meditation-Induced Near Death Experience

Nov 21, 2018

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FREE TO DOWNLOAD: https://rdcu.be/bbGgo
Just published. Review of Neurolinguistic Proramming (NLP) in Organizational settings.

Nov 19, 2018

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williamvangordon

in Psychology, Publication

Contact me for a copy or download here: https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21334