Doing what matters in times of stress: No-nonsense meditation and occupational well-being in COVID-19.
PloS one January 1, 2023 Justine Van de Velde, Katia Levecque, Bert Weijters et al. 1 citation
A six-month meditation practice of five to ten minutes daily improved emotional and physical well-being and prevented the development of cognitive well-being problems among 199 teachers who meditated with their pupils. A control group of 42 teachers showed worsening cognitive well-being over the same period. The effects were strongest for emotional and cognitive well-being and followed a linear trend. The findings suggest that focused attention meditation, a technique used in many mindfulness-based interventions, contributes to the well-being benefits of those interventions. Occupational groups facing emotional, cognitive, or physical well-being issues may benefit from a few minutes of this practice per day.