Defination

• mind-body practice to focus on something, such as breathing

• working with the mind and training in awareness
• way of becoming calm and relaxed
• type of alternative medicine

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/m
editation
https://mindworks.org/blog/meditation-definition/
Meditation advantage
• Mentally, Emotionally
1. Increasing self-awareness
2. Reducing negative emotions
3. Increasing imagination and creativity
4. Increasing patience and tolerance
• Physically
1. Lowering resting heart rate
2. Lowering resting blood pressure
3. Improving sleep quality
4. manage symptoms of some kinds of disease
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/meditation/in-depth/meditatio
n/art-20045858
Meditation cons

• Hard to measure true effects

• Long term practicing
• Being tapped in nightmares
• Emotion is suppressed
• https://environmental-conscience.com/meditation-pros-cons/

• We will show that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages

Predominant view
• Influence to the future:
• Problems on other country
• Trend of meditation
US MEDITATING TREND
• Over 36 million （ 14% ） of US adults have tried meditating at least
once （ 2017 ）
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db325-h.pdf

• In the last 10 years, the number of US adults practicing meditation has tripled.
https://www.thegoodbody.com/meditation-statistics/#is-meditation-becoming-more-popular

• Overall meditation use has increased substantially from 1.6% in 2012 to 7.4% in
2017 among children in the US
• Based on several recent nationally representative surveys, the use of meditation
among U.S. adults has increased from 7.9% in 2012 to 18.5% in 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502253/
 US MEDITATING TREND
• Here is the popularity of meditation by age group:
• 45-64 age group (15.9%)
• 18-44 age group (13.4%)
• 65+ age group (13.4%)
https://www.thegoodbody.com/meditation-statistics/#is-meditation-becoming-more-popular
PREDOMINANT VIEW
• increasing population of meditation in both adults and children

More and more people would like to tried meditate

Influences to society increase

US 社會病 () trend (stat)

https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-mental-health-statistics-in-the-united-states-5101183
 Example of sub health that can be treated by meditation
• Insomnia https://snoozeuniversity.com/meditation-for-insomnia/
• ISI Score=Insomnia Severity Index
• There was a significant decrease in the mean ISI scores from 20.9 to 10.4... Twenty four of 32 patients
were initially on sedative or hypnotic medications. At week eight, 21 of 24 patients (87.5%) were off
these medications or the dosage was reduced

• Anxiety and depression https://www.nccih.nih.gov

/health/meditation-and-mindfulness-what-you-need-to-know
• A 2018 NCCIH-supported analysis of 142 groups of participants with diagnosed psychiatric disorders
such as anxiety or depression examined mindfulness meditation approaches compared with no treatment
and with established evidence-based treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressant
medications. The analysis included more than 12,000 participants, and the researchers found that for
treating anxiety and depression, mindfulness-based approaches were better than no treatment at all, and
they worked as well as the evidence-based therapies.
• High blood pressure and heart rate
• https://www.tribuneindia.com
/news/health/restore-your-heart-with-meditation-434564
• In 2021, the American Journal of Biomedical Science and Research published a report on meditation's effect on heart rate. It revealed that
with time, meditation helps the heart to beat slower and become more consistent. This indicates that meditation may be effective in
preventing heart diseases. The International Journal of Exercise Science published a study in 2017 on the effect of meditation on stressed
college students. Throughout the 6-week-meditation programme, blood pressure and pulse decreased significantly.
Evidence of
how
meditation
treat with
anxiety

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/meditation-and-
mindfulness-what-you-need-to-know
Difference of popularity of meditation in
local and international
meditation 人數上升數據（ europe ）

Prediction:
https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/reports/north-america-m
editation-market
Use of meditation among U.S. Adults Aged 18 and
Over

the use of meditation increased more than

threefold from 4.1% in 2012 to 14.2% in
2017

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/
db325.htm?mod=article_inline

Clarke, T. C., Barnes, P. M., Black, L. I., Stussman,

B. J., & Nahin, R. L. (2018). Use of yoga,
meditation, and chiropractors among US adults
aged 18 and over. US Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
Holistic health
How meditation articulate
different aspects of holistic
health?
 PHYSICAL
Characteristic one of meditation: regulating breathing by
refocusing on rhythmic objects (pulse, heart beat, music)
 Keeping calm, lowering resting heart rate, blood
pressure
 Improve sleep quality, reduce insomnia (clear worries
and doubts before sleep)
Characteristic two of meditation: breathe deeply
 Increase inhalation and exhalation, hence, blood
circulation (easy for focusing)
Characteristic three of meditation: scan our body
Explanation: focus attention on various parts of our body
 Aware of body's sensations, pain, tension, warmth or
relaxation, motivation to gain well-being
• (eg. Tension headache and muscles aches induced by
stress, sweating, Feeling sick, dizzy or fainting)
Emotional
immediate relaxation (meditation only
takes 5 to 10 minutes)--> lessen stress/
anxiety level in short period time
enhance attentional control, reduce
mind-wandering, and reduce emotion
dysregulation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34651
648/

Mindfulness was associated with

greater emotion differentiation and
less emotional difficulties (i.e., emotion
lability and self-reported emotion
dysregulation)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22148
996/
Mental

• Meditation can prevent emotional

dysregulation
• Lower chance of mental illness
For example:
Depression
Anxiety disorders
Sleep problems
Substance abuse
 Social
 mindfulness can induce
changes in the social
domain, such as enhancing
emotional connection to
others, prosocial behavior,
and empathy.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31031678/
Spiritual
 Definition of spiritual health: Holistic
spiritualities place an emphasis on self-
realization, connectivity, and personal
experiences of God, the supernatural, or
the sacred.
https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/globalrel
igion/n322.xml
 For religious people, such
as buddhism or christian, they can have
one more way to connect with their
beliefs. For example, god.
Nurturing health
Nurturing health

Meditation in eastern culture

Meditation techniques
 (India) Yoga
 (China) Qi Gong and Tai Chi
• Aims to improve focused, prolonged attention, therapeutic preventative
health care, and well-being.
Nurturing health
Meditation in western culture
Meditation techniques
 Mindfulness meditation
• Aims to gain awareness and insights, pay attention to the present moment,
and become nonjudgmental.
Nurturing health
Physical health
Meditation triggers the body’s relaxation response
—>restore body the calm state
—> prevent new damage from the physical effects of health

Mental health
During meditation , participants focus on breathing and stopped their
activities
—>reduce stress and depression
Nurturing health
Nurturing health through meditation
• A professor proposed to begin his class with a relaxation activity (meditation).
• He asked students to sit or lie in a position they feel comfortable
• And invited each to move to a deeper level for relaxation
 To relax their physical body and mind
Leaving everything else behind them temporarily
Nurturing health
Result

• Students became more aware of themselves

• More open to their peers with patience

• Meditation makes them felt

 safe
 Accepted
 Nonjudgmental toward each other
Relieve anxiety
Stakeholders: Nike & Google
• Providing meditation rooms for employees
• Free meditation classes were provided

• Aim:
• Promote employees’ physical and mental health
• Maintaining a comfort working environment
• Improve productivity ,creativity and focus
Role of nursing
1. Care provider
2. Educator
Care provider
• Provide a holistic healthcare to patients
• Adding meditation to the patient's morning routine
• Meditation provides a way through suffering for patients
• Healed into the possible state of wellness
Educator
• Informing correct concept of meditation to patients
• Promote and teach patients who were suffering from some emotional
or mental health problems to meditate

Eg. Provide some meditaion classes,talk

-Act as participator ,host or tutor
Nurturing health
• Comparison between meditation and medicines(e.g antidepressants)
• Price
Meditation
• In-person classes $55 - $60 (USD) per class
• Cost of meditation apps $0 - $15 (USD) per month
• Medicines
• 5-25USD per month (depending on medication ovation and dosage)
International and Local
• Meditation ->mindfulness-based stress reduction.
• The way to delivery care
1. Education
2. Counselling
3. Treatment
• Boundless alternative medical approach
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7287297/