Nursing Student's Experiences of Meditation on Twin Hearts During Eight Weeks Practice: A Qualitative Content Analysis.
SAGE Open Nurs January 1, 2021 DOI: 10.1177/23779608211052118 via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractNursing students who practiced Meditation on Twin Hearts (MTH) for eight weeks reported positive affective experiences, health benefits, problem resolution, heightened awareness, energy sensations, and prosocial tendencies. The meditation involves blessing the earth and praying for societal well-being through loving-kindness, self-healing imagery, and open awareness. Twenty-two students provided daily feedback and answered open-ended questions. Their verbatim descriptions were abstracted into 17 elements, 6 properties (positive experiences, awareness, energy, tangible outcomes, physiological reactions, and feedback on the program), and 2 categories. The findings suggest MTH may enhance well-being and serve as a self-care measure for nursing students.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Qualitative study using content analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 22 |
| Population | Nursing students |
| Intervention | Meditation on Twin Hearts |
| Duration | 8-week practice |
| Key finding | Meditation on Twin Hearts was associated with positive affective experiences, health benefits, resolution of problems, awareness and energy experiences, and prosocial tendencies in nursing students. |
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Meditation on Twin Hearts (MTH) involves blessing the earth to alleviate the sufferings, and praying for the well-being of the entire society using heart and crown chakra. This meditation is characterized by mechanisms of loving-kindness, self-healing imagery, and open awareness. PURPOSE: This study aims to identify the experiences and perceived benefits associated with practicing MTH by nursing students. METHOD: Qualitative method using content analysis was used to study meditation experiences. After obtaining the informed consent, 22 nursing students were introduced to MTH. Experiences and feedback from meditation sessions were reported each day during their 8 week practice. Nursing students also answered seven open-ended questions on the last day of the meditation session. FINDINGS: The verbatim descriptions of experiences reported by nursing students were abstracted to elements (17), properties (6), and categories (2). Identified properties are positive experiences, experiences of awareness, energy experiences, tangible outcomes, physiological reactions, and feedback on the study program. CONCLUSION: The experiences narrated by nursing students include positive affective experiences, health benefits, resolution of problem, awareness and energy experiences, and prosocial tendencies. These findings indicate that MTH would enhance the well-being of the nursing students and could be used as a self-care measure.