> The test group listened to a recording that made them aware of their heart rate and breathing. It told them to accept these sensations and thoughts “without restriction, resistance, or judgment.”
From this excerpt, it seems like the study results may be contaminated by framing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_%28social_sciences%29) rather than meditation alone. A better study would use an exercise without such terminology.
If there is an effect from meditation, I wonder how permanent the effect is, or if your implicit associations ebb and flow with how mindful you are at any given moment.