Dr Ramesh Manocha MBBS BSc PhD - Beyond The Mind
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Dr Ramesh Manocha MBBS BSc PhD Meditation Research Programme, Senior Lecturer Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney www.researchingmeditation.com
Transcript of Dr Ramesh Manocha MBBS BSc PhD - Beyond The Mind
Dr Ramesh Manocha MBBS BSc PhD Meditation Research Programme, Senior Lecturer Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney www.researchingmeditation.com
Health of Australian Meditators
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PhysicalFunction
RolePhysical
Bodily Pain GeneralHealth
Vitality SocialFunction
RoleEmotional
MentalHealth
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Several times per day or more 47%
Once or twice per day 32%
Once or twice per week 12%
Occasionally 6%
Never 3%
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several times perday or more
once or twice perday
once or twice perweek
once or twice permonth
less than once permonth
Mental Health Subscale of SF36
47% 32%
12% 6% 3%
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once or twice perweek
once or twice permonth
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several times perday or more
once or twice perday
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Mental Health Subscale of SF36
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baseline 4 weeks 8 weeks 16 weeks
- N=14, Single arm, uncontrolled, heuristic
- Perimenopausal women - 8 weeks, 2x week at
Royal Hospital for Women
- 8 week follow up - No other
pharmaceutical, herbal medications
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beginning term 1end term 1 end term 2 end term 3 end term 4
Emotional and Behavioural Wellbeing 3rd Grade Class
Social skills
ntal Health Risk
12 month daily practice by 3rd class children
Recruitment N=178
8 week Intervention period, 2x/week, Each session approx 1 hour duration
MEDITATION 1 Mental Silence
Randomised
Waiting list No intervention
MEDITATION 2 Non-mental silence
Work Stress Mental Silence vs Contemplation
Sahaja Yoga Relaxation
No treatment
MEDITATION Mental Silence
Recruitment n=59
Randomised
8 week follow-up 16 week Intervention period, 1x/week
Stress management
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POMS
Airway Hyperresponsiveness Mood
Manocha et al, Thorax, 2002
SY Meditation
Stress Mgt
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Sahaja Yoga/ Mental Silence
Rest/generic meditation
High Resolution EEG Studies
