{"id":4450,"date":"2018-06-11T18:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behavioralobservations.com\/?p=4450"},"modified":"2018-06-11T18:53:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T22:53:02","slug":"mindfulness-meditation-and-aba-with-gianna-biscontini-session-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behavioralobservations.com\/be_obs\/mindfulness-meditation-and-aba-with-gianna-biscontini-session-53","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness, Meditation, and ABA with Gianna Biscontini: Session 53"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems as if you can't escape the term \"mindfulness\" these days... and if you're like me, you hear people using that term interchangeably with meditation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6693505\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f90618\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well in Session 53 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, I chat with Gia Biscontini from <a href=\"https:\/\/w3rkwell.com\/\">W3RKWELL<\/a>, and she enlightens me about not only the proper use of these terms, but also the benefits one can expect by adopting a consistent meditation practice.<\/p>\n<p>I certainly learned a lot in this episode, and Gia may have even convinced me to give meditation a try...<\/p>\n<p>Here are the links to some of the resources Gia mentioned:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gia's <em><a href=\"https:\/\/behavioralobservations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Resource-for-podcast.pdf\">mini white paper<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>on a behavior analytic view of meditation<\/li>\n<li>The book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Altered-Traits-Science-Reveals-Meditation\/dp\/0399184384\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528475494&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=altered+traits+book\"><em>Altered Traits<\/em><\/a> (Goleman &amp; Davidson, 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centerhealthyminds.org\/\">The Center for Healthy Minds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gia's meditation and stress management course, <a href=\"https:\/\/biscontini-behavior.thinkific.com\/courses\/behavioral-xanax-2-0-1\"><em>Behavioral Xanax 2.0<\/em><\/a> (if you're interested in it and want to save 30%, use the promo code Operant).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you enjoyed this episode as much as I did, please take a minute to check out our sponsors for this episode:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Chartlytics, realizing human potential through individual behavior change analytics. 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