Engagement in a Community-Based Integral Practice Program Enhances Well-being

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ID20496814
AutoresCassandra Vieten (0000-0003-3081-5174, Institute of Noetic Sciences), Mica Estrada (0000-0003-3933-2929, University of California, San Francisco), Adam B Cohen (0000-0002-6163-0562, Arizona State University), Albert Delorme (0000-0002-0799-3557, Institute of Noetic Sciences), Dean Radin (0000-0002-8636-9516, Institute of Noetic Sciences), Marilyn Mandala Schlitz (Institute of Noetic Sciences), Arnaud Delorme
Ano2014
Volume33
Fascículo2
Páginas1-15
Data de publicação2014-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Transpersonal Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1321-0122 • E-ISSN: 1942-3241
EditoraInternational Journal of Transpersonal Studies (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24972/ijts.2014.33.2.1
OpenAlexW2512992576
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas23

This project examined associations between engagement in a community-based integral practice program and measures of health and well-being. In this prospective withinsubjects uncontrolled cohort study, 53 participants of Integral Transformative Practice (ITP), a program that incorporates movement, nutritional and exercise recommendations, affirmations, contemplative introspection, theory and philosophy, and group discussions and activities, were followed over one year. Participants completed online questionnaires upon enrollment, at six months, and one year later. Repeated measures analyses showed that participants reported improved overall health and reduced symptoms of ill health, as well as increased psychological well-being, vitality, and quality of life over the course of the year. Greater involvement in the practice community predicted better psychological well-being, increased quality of life, and greater self-transcendence. Self-transcendence mediated the relationship between level of ITP involvement and psychological well-being outcomes, and predicted physical health outcomes, suggesting that this construct may be important to the effectiveness of participating in wellness interventions

Developmental psychology · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Transformative learning · Vitality · Well-being · Clinical Psychology · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology