Mission
Since 2017, the McGill Mindfulness Research Lab (MMRL) has been working to expand the theory, research, and applications of mindfulness and compassion.
The collective goal is to make deep, lasting change on individuals and societies through advancing mindful and compassionate ways of relating to oneself, others, animals, and the natural environment.
Team
The MMRL is directed by Dr. Bassam Khoury, an Associate Professor at McGill University whose research has gained international recognition. Dr. Khoury has published over 100 papers on mindfulness and compassion in leading journals in the domains of clinical psychology and physical/medical health. His work has been cited over 9,400 times and his ResearchGate has cumulated nearly 72,000 reads. He is joined by a team of graduate students, undergraduate volunteers, and global collaborators.
Values
The lab strongly promotes values of equality, diversity, respect, and dignity for all sentient beings.
Embodied and Embedded Mindfulness and Compassion Framework (EEMCF)
The MMRL is focused on developing and validating a new framework on mindfulness and compassion: The Embodied and Embedded Mindfulness and Compassion Framework (EEMCF).
This unique framework conceptualizes, operationalizes, and applies mindfulness and compassion as specific, yet distinct embodied (body-based and mind-body connected) and embedded (contextually grounded) trainable skills/abilities.
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