Meditation Research Articles

Bestudering van gewysigde bewussynstate se moontlike bydrae tot die veld van kommunikasie

This explorative article is an attempt to focus attention on the paradigm shift in science that is occurring at present. The shift is the result of the clash between the traditional Western mechanistic approach and a more holistic world-view which also makes provision for direct, non-in tellectual experiences of reality. In the ordinary state of consciousness, for example, a person is ex pected to identify closely with his or her body image. In an altered state of consciousness (like deep medita tion) a person's identity can expand beyond the body image and encom pass other people or groups of people. Experiences of this kind can bring Instant intuitive knowledge that far exceeds the intellectual and educational background of the indi vidual. While identifying with an other person, one can gain access to that person's thoughts, feelings, physical sensations or memories. This holds implications for the com munication scientist. The possibility of viewing altered states of con sciousness as an additional source of Interpersonal communication knowledge and the implications of such additional knowledge for crea ting shared meaning are explored. It is proposed that the inclusion of al tered states of consciousness as a field of study, should be seriously considered by interpersonal com munication scientists

Effect of Mindfulness Meditation vs. Headache Education for Adults with Migraine

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a standardized mind-body treatment teaching purposeful attention to the present experience in a

Single-channel electroencephalography and its associations with anxiety and pain during oral surgery: a preliminary report

BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the course of anxiety and pain during lower third molar (LTMo) surgery and explore the role of mobile and single-channel electroencephalography under clinical and surgical conditions.MethodsThe State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), and Interval Scale of Anxiety Response (ISAR) were used. The patient self-rated anxiety (PSA), the pain felt during and after surgery, EEG, heart rate (HR), and blood pressure (BP) were assessed.ResultsThe Attention (ATT) and Meditation (MED) algorithms and indicators evaluated in this study showed several associations. ATT showed interactions and an association with STAI-S, pain during surgery, PSA level, HR, and surgical duration. MED showed an interaction and association with DAS, STAI-S, and pain due to anesthesia. Preclinical anxiety parameters may influence clinical perceptions and biological parameters during LTMo surgeries. High STAI-Trait and PSA scores were associated with postoperative pain, whereas high STAI-State scores were associated with more pain during anesthesia and surgery, as well as DAS, which was also associated with patient interference during surgery due to anxiety.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that single-channel EEG is promising for evaluating brain responses associated with systemic reactions related to anxiety, surgical stress, and pain during oral surgery.

The Effects of Short-Term Intensive Mind Subtraction Meditation Program on Blood Chemistry Indicators and Blood Pressure in Adults Using a Paired-Difference Test: Pilot Study

The Effects of Short-Term Intensive Mind Subtraction Meditation Program on Blood Chemistry Indicators and Blood Pressure in Adults Using a Paired-Difference Test: Pilot Study

Estratégias para redução do estresse ocupacional em trabalhadores da saúde durante a pandemia por COVID-19: uma revisão da literatura

A pandemia provocada pela doença COVID-19, considerada emergência de saúde pública em diversos países, provocou consequências desastrosas à saúde da população. Entre os profissionais e serviços de saúde, esse fato gerou transtornos em diversos aspectos, incluindo situações promotoras de estresse ocupacional. Objetivo: Analisar estratégias para redução do estresse ocupacional em trabalhadores da saúde durante a pandemia COVID-19. Metodologia: O estudo baseou-se em revisão da literatura, de natureza qualitativa, durante os meses de agosto a setembro de 2020. Foram utilizados bancos de dados nacionais e internacionais, incluindo a PubMED, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e Google Scholar. Resultados: Foi possível um retorno de 460 artigos, sendo que, após a análise e aplicação dos critérios de elegibilidade, 26 estudos puderam seguir na pesquisa. Constatou-se diversidade de fatores potenciais causadores de situações estressantes, como o medo de transmitir infecção à família, adquirir a doença e o fato de não existir tratamento específico, bem como a existência de alternativas para proteção à saúde dos profissionais da saúde. Considerações finais: Foram encontradas estratégias como treinamento e preparação para enfrentamento de quadros preocupantes semelhantes à experiência da pandemia da COVID-19, a criação de ambientes de apoio e serviços de aconselhamento entre os profissionais da saúde, imposição de sanções comunitárias, a disponibilização de ferramentas digitais para meditação e relaxamento, trabalho de respiração, treinamento de mindfulness e terapia comportamental merecem destaque neste cenário crítico.

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Pain Intensity in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review

Context: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most prominent cause of disability worldwide. For the treatment of CLBP, Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBIs) such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness meditation (MM) are often used; however, their exact effect on pain intensity has not yet been determined for these people. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of MBIs on pain intensity in people with CLBP. Data Sources: In this systematic review, all of the randomized controlled trials available on PubMed, PsycInfo, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Scopus, and ProQuest databases from 2014 to 2020 were reviewed. This study is also the first review article in the field of chronic low back pain that reviews the databases of Google Scholar, Irandoc, and SID in Persian. Study Selection: Studies were included if they were: (1) RCT; (2) had patients with chronic low back pain; (3) made a comparison between MBIs and a passive comparator (usual care) or an active comparator (such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or health education); (4) examined pain intensity. Results: In the initial search, we found 297 trials in total databases. After removing duplicates and applying all inclusion and exclusion criteria, 9 RCT (totaling 959 patients) with CLBP were included for this systematic review. Conclusions: MBIs are effective solutions for coping with CLBP, and their effects are maintained for a long time. No significant difference was found between the effectiveness of these treatments and CBT treatment on pain intensity of patients with CLBP.

The Effectiveness of strategic solution oriented Therapy, The Meditation Technique and Meta Cognitive Therapy on Mind wandering and Rumination among mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder

Introduction: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) showed significant fatigue and loss in their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of strategic solution oriented therapy, the meditation technique and meta cognitive therapy on mind wandering and rumination among mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder.Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental and used a pre-test post-test design with a control group. The statistical sample included all mothers of children with ASD who were studying at special children's training centers in the south of Tehran in 2019, were selected using purposive sampling and randomly divided into three experimental groups (strategic solution oriented therapy (n=14), the meditation technique (n=14), meta cognitive therapy (n=14), and one control group. Each of the experimental groups was under treatment for 1.5-hour while the control group was not offered any therapy. The subjects were assessed before and after treatment using Mind-Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ), and Rumination Response Scale (RRS). All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS ver. 25. Findings: The majority of mothers (32.1%) were between 25 and 30 years of age and the higher education degree of mothers (44.6%) was a diploma. The results showed that the solution-oriented strategic method, meditation, and metacognitive can significantly decrease the mind wandering and rumination in the mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder (P <0.05), since solution-oriented strategic showed higher effects than meditation and metacognitive approach. Conclusion: According to the test results, the solution-oriented strategic method, meditation method, and metacognitive method had the most impact in reducing mind wandering, respectively.

Embodied Wisdom: Meditations on Memoir and Education (Alison Pryer)

Embodied Wisdom: Meditations on Memoir and Education (Alison Pryer)

묵상기도에 대한 고찰 : 위니캇의 중간현상 이론을 중심으로

본 연구의 목적은 위니캇의 중간현상이라는 정신분석 이론의 틀을 가지고, 오랜 기독교 전통의 묵상기도를 재조명하므로 묵상기도를 관계적 측면에서 고찰하려는 것이다. 위니캇에 의하면, 경험이 발생하는 중간영역이란 내면세계와 외적 실재가 함께 기여하는 인간 삶의 제 삼의 부분이다. 묵상기도가 중간영역과 관련된다는 것은 묵상기도의 하나님 현존 경험이 추상적이고 형이상학적인 영역이 아니라, 일상적인 인간의 관계 경험 안에서 발견된다는 사실을 제시한다. 본 논문의 주요내용은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유아-어머니 관계에서 중간현상과 관련주제들의 발달에 대한 이론적 탐구이다. 관련주제들이란 놀이, 홀로 있을 수 있는 능력, 비의사소통의 의사소통 등의 개념이다. 둘째, 중간현상과 그 관련주제 개념들을 사용하여 묵상기도를 구성하는 주요 속성들을 관계 정신분석적 관점에서 재해석하며 탐구하고자 한다. 즉 묵상기도에서 외적 실재로서의 성경말씀이 기도자의 주관적 상상 안에 펼쳐지며 하나님의 현존을 경험하는 것이 중간경험이다. 중간공간에서 기도자의 참자기는 무한한 배경적 타자인 하나님과 함께하는 마음중심에 이르러 고독(홀로 있음)을 이루며, 그 둘 사이의 대화는 침묵으로 이루어진다. 그 관계에서 느끼는 신뢰와 만족의 기쁨은 이 기도에 계속 더 몰두하며 깊어지게 하는데 이것이 바로 놀이의 특징이다. 본 연구는 묵상기도에 대해 정신분석적 고찰을 함으로써 기도자와 하나님과의 관계에 대한 이해를 심화하며, 그 중요성을 재확인한다.

The Effects of Positive/Negative Parenting Attitude on Life Satisfaction of Adolescents: Meditating Effect of Self-Esteem

The Effects of Positive/Negative Parenting Attitude on Life Satisfaction of Adolescents: Meditating Effect of Self-Esteem

이용자 참여를 통한 명상숲 설계안 도출에 관한 연구 - 무안현경중학교를 사례로

본 연구의 목적은 이용자의 직접적인 설계참여를 통하여 다양한 이용자 요구에 적합한 명상숲 설계안을 도출하는 것이다. 전교생과 전교직원을 대상으로 설문, 그림그리기를 사용하여 워크숍을 수행하였다. 본조사의 설문내용은 명상숲에 대한 필요요소와 요구, 원하는 공간 및 시설 등이었다. 최종설계안은 본조사 설문과 이용자가 작성한 72개의 명상숲 설계안을 종합분석하여 도출하였다. 연구결과, 명상숲 조성에 고려해야할 필요요소로는 기능성, 활동공간, 자연성으로 나타났다. 이용자는 원하는 활동으로 휴식, 산책, 운동, 동식물기르기 등을 선택했고, 원하는 공간은 쉼터, 자연스런 숲, 산책로, 운동공간 등으로 나타났다. 명상숲 참여설계안에는 평균 3~4개의 공간 유형이 나타났고, 휴식공간, 식재공간, 운동공간, 생태연못 순으로 많이 나타났다. 동선의 경우, 체육관을 중심으로 부지 전체를 순환하는 단순한 동선구조가 일반적이었다. 이러한 결과를 종합하여 명상숲의 휴식기능이 강조된 기본형을 중심으로 운동 및 놀이가 강화된 동적유형과 명상 및 교육기능이 강화된 정적유형의 설계안이 중학교 명상숲의 설계안 모델로 제안되었다.

Mindfulness: utilização no manejo do estresse para profissionais de enfermagem

Objetivo: Identificar as evidências disponíveis acerca da utilização do Mindfulness por profissionais de enfermagem para redução do estresse. Método: Utilizou-se os pressupostos da revisão integrativa nas bases de dados National Library of Medicine e Literatura Latino Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde. Utilizando-se de artigos disponíveis na íntegra, on-line, gratuitos, em português e inglês, dos anos de 2015 a 2019. Foram encontrados 349 artigos e selecionados 14, que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão. Resultados: Emergiram três categorias: fatores relacionados ao trabalho dos profissionais de enfermagem que levam ao desenvolvimento de estresse; os benefícios do Mindfulness na redução de estresse; os fatores que influenciam os profissionais de enfermagem quanto à adesão ao Mindfulness na sua prática profissional. Conclusão: os resultados sugerem que os profissionais de enfermagem, após intervenção com o uso da meditação Mindfulness, apresentam resultados positivos para a redução do estresse, ansiedade e depressão.

Meditations on a Poster

Meditations on a Poster

The Effect of Resilience of Middle-aged Employees on Job Satisfaction: Meditating Effect of Retirement Attitude

The Effect of Resilience of Middle-aged Employees on Job Satisfaction: Meditating Effect of Retirement Attitude

Moten’s magical meditations: Black ontology and genealogies of hope

Review of:Black and Blur, Fred Moten (2017)Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 360 pp.,ISBN 978-0-82237-016-1, p/bk, $28.95 Stolen Life, Fred Moten (2018)Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 336 pp.,ISBN 978-0-82237-058-1, p/bk, $27.95 The Universal Machine, Fred Moten (2019)Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 312 pp.,ISBN 978-0-82237-055-0, p/bk, $27.95

Yoga and Meditation: Indoctrination or Integration of Body, Breath, and Emotions?

Yoga and Meditation: Indoctrination or Integration of Body, Breath, and Emotions?

Descartes and the Cogito as Unriddled from the Meditations, Letters and Replies

Descartes and the Cogito as Unriddled from the Meditations, Letters and Replies

Chain-mediated effects of resilience and ruminant meditation on post-gastrectomy stress perception and post-traumatic growth in postoperative patients with gastric cancer

Objective To analyze the correlation between pressure perception, psychological resilience, ruminant meditation and post-traumatic growth in postoperative patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy. Methods Totally 384 patients with gastric cancer who underwent total gastrectomy or subtotal gastrectomy from January 2015 to January 2018 in 6 major hospitals in Lianyungang were selected as the subjects,who are measured at pressure perception, post-traumatic growth, post-traumatic growth and event-related ruminative. Results In postoperative patients with gastric cancer, ruminant meditation and psychological resilience all partially had mediation effect between pressure perception and post-traumatic growth (P<0.05), mediation effect was 0.34 and 0.31, accounting for 19.9% and 18.1% of the total effect. They had chain mediation effect with pressure perception and post-traumatic growth (P<0.05), mediation effect was 0.17, accounting for 10.0% of the total effect. Conclusion Psychological resilience and ruminant meditation can reduce stress perception, increase post-traumatic growth, and play a part of mediating effect and chain mediating effect between stress perception and post-traumatic growth in Patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy. Key words: Gastric neoplasm; Gastrectomy; Stress perception; Resilience; Ruminant meditation; Post-traumatic growth

Uso del mindfulness sobre indicadores de estrés en deportistas durante la etapa competitiva: Revisión sistemática

espanolEl mindfulness es una practica meditativa que ha probado disminuir el estres psicofisiologico. Proposito: analizar, si el mindfulness es efectivo para disminuir el estres psicofisiologico, en deportistas de alto rendimiento en temporada competitiva. Se realizo una busqueda de estudios clinicos que incluyeran diferentes tecnicas meditativas para la reduccion del estres en deportistas durante la fase competitiva. En PubMed, Scopus y Web of Science (1985 al 10 de agosto del 2019), se buscaron las combinaciones de palabras mindfulness, meditation, yoga, sport, athlete, intervention, stress, cortisol. Se localizaron solo siete trabajos, tres de ellos con informacion cuantitativa, un cuantitativo y tres de metodologia mixta. En los siete estudios encontrados (153 sujetos; 134 hombres y 19 mujeres) sus autores mencionan que el mindfulness fue efectivo para la reduccion del estres en los atletas durante la etapa competitiva. EnglishMindfulness is a meditative practice that has proven to reduce psycho-physiological stress. Purpose: Analyze if mindfulness is effective to reduce psycho-physiological stress in athletes in competitive season. We searched for clinical studies that included different meditative techniques for stress reduction in athletes during the competitive phase in databases in PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science (1985 to August 10, 2019), the combinations of words mindfulness, meditation, yoga, sport, athlete, intervention, stress, and cortisol. Only seven papers were located, three of them with quantitative design, one as quantitative and three with mixed methodology. In the seven studies founded (153 subjects; 134 men and 19 women) their authors mention that mindfulness was effective for reducing stress in athletes during the competitive season.

Опыт йоги и медитации как предмет философии в Индии

Статья посвящена анализу статуса практик йоги и медитации в индийской философской мысли. Автор утверждает, что они сыграли важную роль в формировании предмета индийской философской традиции – особенно буддизма – и внесли свой вклад в ее оригинальную концепцию опыта. В этом автор видит отличие предмета философии и концепции опыта в Индии от их трактовки на Западе. Хотя опора на опыт йогических и медитативных состояний делает индийскую мысль сотериологически ориентированной, она не становится в результате этого чистым праксисом или инструкцией к нему. С этим опытом связаны определенные теоретические идеи. С одной стороны – это эпистемологические и онтологические концепции как самого этого опыта (например, теории механизма йогического восприятия в разных школах индийской философии), так и внешней и внутренней реальности, открывающейся в нем, например, «три характеристики» (трилакшана): изменчивость, бессамостность, неудовлетворенность, и т. п. С другой – это философские концепции, на которые этот опыт повлиял (например, эпистемологический идеал непосредственного, невербализуемого познания в буддизме), а также философские идеи (например, самоосознания как основной характеристики сознания), возникшие в связи с интерпретацией некоторых аспектов этого опыта (прежде всего всезнания) и др. В заключение перечисляются философские достижения индийских и особенно буддийских мыслителей, которые могут быть связаны с теоретическим «освоением» психопрактик, и актуальные сегодня.