Learning Full-Presence meditation using POEBRA: impacts on self-esteeem, benevolence, and anxiety.

Front Psychol July 2, 2026 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1833806 (opens in new tab) via PubMed

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A meditation protocol called Full-Presence, taught via the POEBRA method, appears to improve self-esteem and benevolence while reducing anxiety. The text reports positive changes in these three psychological measures among practitioners, though specific effect sizes or sample details are not provided.

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Characteristics	Peer reviewed
Intervention	Full-Presence meditation
Key finding	Full-Presence meditation using POEBRA is associated with increased self-esteem and benevolence and decreased anxiety.

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Learning Full-Presence meditation using POEBRA: impacts on self-esteeem, benevolence, and anxiety.

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