Voices of Experienced Meditators: The Impact of Meditation Practice on Intimate Relationships

Autor:	Eric E. McCollum, Irene T. Paz Pruitt
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Social Psychology Social work Loving-kindness media_common.quotation_subject Compassion Clinical Practice Clinical Psychology Meditation Reactivity (psychology) Interpersonal interaction Psychology Social psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Contemporary Family Therapy. 32:135-154
ISSN:	1573-3335 0892-2764
DOI:	10.1007/s10591-009-9112-8
Popis:	Using a qualitative methodology, we explored advanced meditators’ understandings of the effect of the meditation traits on close relationships. Seven participants were interviewed. The meditative traits that the participants identified were (1) awareness of body sensations and emotions; (2) disidentification from emotions and thoughts; (3) acceptance of situations, oneself, and others; and (4) compassion and loving kindness for oneself and others. The relational effects of these traits were (1) less reactivity in relationships; (2) greater freedom and safety in relationships; and (3) a new understanding of the nature of connection between people, marked by unity, separation, intimacy and independence. Implications for further research and for clinical practice are proposed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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