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Spiritual experiences of long-term meditation practitioners diagnosed with breast cancer: An interpretative phenomenological analysis pilot study
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Agarwal, Kanishtha, Luann Fortune, Jennifer C. Heintzman, and Lisa L. Kelly
- 학회/출판사/기관명Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.
- 출판년도2020
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Journal of religion and health
- 발행사항59, no. 5 (2020): 2364-2380.
- ISBN/ISSN00224197, 15736571
- 소개/요약The purpose of this study was to explore the spiritual experiences of long-term Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga (a spiritually focused meditation practice) meditators who have been diagnosed with cancer and to understand how their long-term meditation practice influenced their ability to face the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of surviving cancer. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to investigate the lived experience of spirituality as described by three cancer survivors. Participants with a history of a cancer diagnosis were sought from the Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga meditation centers across the USA. The participants were interviewed in an in-depth and open-ended manner. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Five super-ordinate themes were identified: positive state of mind, self-awareness, God’s healing power, spiritual support, and spiritual growth. Among the 20 sub-themes that were generated, soul consciousness, awareness of eternity, lack of fear, being happy no matter what, and becoming an inspirational model were new themes that emerged in this study not previously identified in the current literature. Long-term, spiritually focused meditation practice was found to contribute to increased well-being and resilience for these three participants in the face of a cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment challenges. The powerful awareness of seeing the self as a soul, a metaphysical energy distinct from the body, was a major source of spiritual strength and growth for these cancer survivors. Spiritually focused meditation practices appear to increase the emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of cancer survivors, which could translate into better physiological outcomes (more research is required in this area). Such self-care practices could be integrated into overall treatment plans, which may reduce the emotional and financial cost of health care and thus benefit the nation at large.
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