[ameribbean expat]

When I meditate it typically involves two fingers of scotch and a Nicaraguan puro.

[Az Joe]

“stereotypically ruminate on “bad” things “their husbands have done”

Fixed it.

[Nifster]

The Dali Lama says a nap is the perfect form of meditation

[Clearly Right]

"Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..."

[right way right]

I am man, I am so mindfull, my mind is too full.

[grobdriver]

The practice teaches them to let go of the past and future, and focus on the now.

What a joke!

When has any woman, ever let go of the past?

[COBOL2Java]

Very interesting article. The title is misleading though. Mindfulness Meditation, as currently structured, works best for women (although men achieve some benefit). They believe they can eventually tailor the technique so that each sex can benefit equally. As the article says:

'While facing one's difficulties and feeling one's emotions may seem to be universally beneficial, it does not take into account that there may be different cultural expectations for men and women around emotionality.'

If that hypothesis is supported in further research, the findings may yield an important strategy for the designers of mindfulness curricula.

For women, the message may be to stay the course, but for men the best idea may be to tailor mindfulness differently.

'Mindfulness is a little bit like a drug cocktail - there are a lot of ingredients and we're not sure which ingredients are doing what,' Dr Britton said.

'But I think a strategy of isolating potential 'active ingredients' and using slightly more innovative designs to tailor to the needs of different populations is what's called for.'

For fellow mindfulness researchers, Dr Britton said, the study emphasizes a benefit to accounting for gender.

Having been married for nearly 36 years, I can relate to the notion that men and women process stress differently. My wife can ruminate on bad things that happened to her years and years ago, whereas I soon forget things and get over them quickly.

As for the posts about fighting, it's also true for us. When we fight, I can put it aside after a day, but there have been times when she reminds me of something I said or did years ago - and my response is "Huh?".