Brief EcoMeditation Associated With Psychological Improvements: A Preliminary Study.
EcoMeditation
Emotional Freedom Techniques
PTSD
anxiety
depression
group therapy
meditation
Journal
Global advances in health and medicine
ISSN: 2164-957X
Titre abrégé: Glob Adv Health Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101584936
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
14
05
2020
revised:
27
11
2020
accepted:
07
12
2020
entrez:
25
1
2021
pubmed:
26
1
2021
medline:
26
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A growing body of clinical research attests to the psychological and physiological benefits of meditation. EcoMeditation is a non-pharmacological therapeutic approach used to promote health and well-being, comprising four evidence-based techniques: The Quick Coherence Technique for regulating heart rate variability (HRV), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), mindfulness, and neurofeedback. This study investigated changes in psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain, and happiness following a one-day EcoMeditation training workshop delivered in a large-group format and at 3-months post-intervention. A convenience sample of 208 participants (137 women, 71 men) aged between 21 and 87 years ( Post-workshop results revealed significant reductions in anxiety (-23.4%, Findings provide preliminary support for EcoMeditation as a brief group-based stress reduction intervention with benefits for improved psychological functioning.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
A growing body of clinical research attests to the psychological and physiological benefits of meditation. EcoMeditation is a non-pharmacological therapeutic approach used to promote health and well-being, comprising four evidence-based techniques: The Quick Coherence Technique for regulating heart rate variability (HRV), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), mindfulness, and neurofeedback.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
This study investigated changes in psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain, and happiness following a one-day EcoMeditation training workshop delivered in a large-group format and at 3-months post-intervention.
METHODS
METHODS
A convenience sample of 208 participants (137 women, 71 men) aged between 21 and 87 years (
RESULTS
RESULTS
Post-workshop results revealed significant reductions in anxiety (-23.4%,
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Findings provide preliminary support for EcoMeditation as a brief group-based stress reduction intervention with benefits for improved psychological functioning.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33489481
doi: 10.1177/2164956120984142
pii: 10.1177_2164956120984142
pmc: PMC7768839
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
2164956120984142Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dawson Church receives income from presentations and publications on the therapeutic approach described. Peta Stapleton receives income from presentations and publications on the EFT therapeutic approach described. The other author declares that they have no conflicts of interest.
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