The Effect of a Singing Bowl Loving-Kindness Meditation Program on Life Stress and EEG in Adults
Mi Yu, Sang-Il Youn, Hee-Wook Weon
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society March 31, 2023 DOI: 10.5762/kais.2023.24.3.499 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post intervention study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 7 |
| Population | Adults aged 40 to 64 years |
| Intervention | Singing bowl loving-kindness meditation |
| Duration | 7-day intervention |
| Measures | life stress questionnaire, EEG |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The singing bowl loving-kindness meditation program significantly reduced role-related life stress and altered beta1 brain wave activity. |
Abstract
This study analyzes the effects of a singing bowl loving-kindness meditation program on life stress and EEG of adults. Two male and five female adult subjects between the ages of 40 and 64 years voluntarily participated in the study. The intervention period was 60 minutes per day for 7 days, from August 7 to August 13, 2022. Each session comprised a 20-minute introduction of 'self-reflection', a 30-minute main period of 'singing bowl loving-kindness meditation', and 10 minutes of final 'sharing'. General characteristics and life stress were evaluated through a structured questionnaire, and EEG was measured for each individual. The collected data were verified through frequency analysis and Wilcoxon signed rank test to identify demographic and sociological characteristics using the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program. We observed that considering the sub-variables of life stress, the singing bowl loving-kindness meditation program imparts a significant change in role problem (*p<.05). However, no significant differences were obtained in the factors of economic problems, family problems, and health problems. EEG showed a significant difference in physical stress and self-feedback ability beta1 (*p<.05), but no significant differences between alpha and beta 2 in mental stress and self-feedback ability. Taken together, our results indicate that the singing bowl loving-kindness meditation program improves life stress and brain waves. We believe that exploring the singing bowl loving-kindness meditation program with objective evidence and EEG is meaningful with positive consequences
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