How to create a mindful community of practice: exploring the social functions of group-based mindfulness practices facilitated via Zoom during COVID-19.
Frontiers in psychology January 1, 2025 Jutta M Tobias Mortlock, Hotri Himasri Alapati, Trudi Edginton 3 citations
Shared mindfulness practice in an online community during the COVID-19 pandemic may foster pillars of connection and interbeing, including improved mind-body awareness, trust, collective alignment, and a sense of common humanity. These findings, from semi-structured interviews, are discussed through interdependence theory, leading to exploratory propositions for creating a mindful community of practice. The study calls for more research and invites testing of these propositions in workplaces, educational settings, or neighborhoods.