MEDITATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING

M. Pokorski; J. Antosiewicz; A. Suchorzynska

doi:10.14911/ibr.2009.0.19.0

Proceedings of IBRC 2009: The 7th International Biophilia Rehabilitation Conference

DOI https://doi.org/10.14911/ibr.2009.0.19.0

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Host: International Biophilia Rehabilitation Academy, Collaborating Organization:, Cuban Society of Pharmacology, Medical Research Center in Warsaw, Under the Patronage, The Embassy of Cuba in Japan, Embassy of Japan in Cuba, Japanese National Foundation, Association for Technical Aids, Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities

MEDITATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING

*M. Pokorski, *J. Antosiewicz, *A. Suchorzynska

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Abstract

Meditation is thought to have positive effects on psychosomatic health and thus is an attractive form of rehabilitative strategies. Dependency of such effects on the type of meditation is unclear. In this study we examined the effects of two fundamentally different meditative disciplines, Zazen whose practitioners calm the body and mind in the sitting lotus-like posture and Tai Chi which advocates soft, but energetic, marital art techniques. We compared the effects of both disciplines on emotional intelligence, mood, and coping with stress. We also asked a question of whether the decision to mediate might be underlain by a specific personality pattern. The study was one of questionnaire survey.

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