Mantra Meditation, Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga, Mantra Meditation + Ethical Living, Mantra Meditation + Body-Oriented Yoga + Ethical Living
Conditions
Brief summary
MBLM is a holistic therapy for people with mental disorders whose positive effects on patients with depression have already been demonstrated in clinical use and a pilot study. In the present study, the differential effects of MBLM domains (ethical living, healthy lifestyle, and mantra meditation) on healthy volunteers will be investigated.
Detailed description
MBLM expands existing concepts of mind-body medicine with ethical and spiritual concepts from the traditional Patanjali yoga system, which can act as a coping factor on the one hand, and higher motivation and deepening of practice (physical yoga exercises / mantra Meditation). MBLM aims to establish an exercise routine in the daily lives of the participants, which leads to salutogenesis. The promotion of mental health through meditation and yoga has been well documented (Büssing et al., 2012, Sedlmeier, Ebert, & Schwarz, 2012), also in clinical populations (Ospina et al., 2007). The preventive potential of the MBLM program will be examined for healthy volunteers, analogous to the already well-researched and widely used Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEthical Living
Ethical principles based on Yoga philosophy, including contents of Yamas and Niyamas.
BEHAVIORALYoga Exercises
Ujjaii breathing and simple yoga asanas
BEHAVIORALMantra Meditation
Meditation with mantras
Sponsors
Chemnitz University of Technology
Diakonie Kliniken Zschadraß
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
* 4 Treatment Conditions: * Multiple-baseline design: 3 Baselines (7, 14, 21 days)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
1. Psychiatric disorder 2. Current participation in another meditation or yoga study 3. Regular existing meditation or yoga practice (more than once a week in the last 6 months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Well-Being | Change from baseline Well-Being at 8 Weeks | WHO (Five) Well-Being Index (WHO-5) |
| Change of Mind-Wandering | Change from baseline Mind-Wandering at 8 Weeks | Mind Wandering Questionnaire |
| Change of Emotion regulation | Change from baseline Emotion Regulation at 8 Weeks | Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) |
| Change of Perceived Stress | Change from baseline Stress at 8 Weeks | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) |
| Change of Attention | Change from baseline Attention at 8 Weeks | Sustained Attention to Response Task |
| Change of Body Awareness | Change from baseline body awareness at 8 Weeks | Body Awareness Questionnaire |
| Life Satisfaction | Change from baseline life satisfaction at 8 Weeks | Satisfaction with Life Scale |
| Course satisfaction | After 8 weeks of intervention | Client Satisfaction Questionnaire |
| Adverse Events | After 8 weeks of intervention | 70 possible adverse events or extraordinary experiences associated with meditation or yoga practice. |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed