MEDITATION AS A PATHWAY TO OPTIMAL HEALTH: INSIGHTS INTO ITS MULTIFACETED IMPACTS
Bravishi Slag, Thokchom Dheerash, Ravindra Kumar
The Social Science Review A Multidisciplinary Journal 2024 DOI: 10.70096/tssr.240206028 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The review concludes that meditation benefits physical well-being (stress and chronic pain relief, better sleep, enhanced immunity), mental well-being (greater emotional competence, fewer anxiety and depression symptoms, sharper cognition), and social well-being (stronger communication, empathy, compassion, and social interaction). It also contends that meditation develops mindfulness, willpower, locus of control, focus, and sustained concentration, fostering balance between body and mind. |
Abstract
The impact of meditation on human well-being is positive in several ways. It is an ancient practice used by the people to gain the wellbeing. The meditation can make a human life better, improving their physical health, mental health, psychological health and spiritual health. The aim of the present study to review the impact of meditation on physical, mental and social wellbeing. The study on this has been done my many psychiatrists and psychologists which tell the different aspects of the effect of meditation and use these techniques to heal the clients by using as a as therapy. In physical wellbeing viewpoint, it helps to relieve from stress, chronic pain, improvement on sleep quality, enhancement the immunity power and other physiological aspects. In mental wellbeing viewpoint, it helps to promote and increase the emotional competencies, reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression, sharpen the cognitive abilities of human wellbeing. In social wellbeing viewpoint, it helps to strengthens the interpersonal communication in the society, promoting empathy, compassion and social interactions. In conclusion, it develops mindfulness, improves will power, locus of control, focus, ability to concentrate for a long time period, creates awareness and many more. It helps an individual to make healthy balance between body and mind.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |