An analysis of recent meditation research and suggestions for future directions |
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| Authors: | Shauna L Shapiro PhD Roger Walsh MD PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Arizona;2. Department of Psychology , VA Palo Alto Health Care System , 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94304 E-mail: shauna.shapiro@med.va.gov;3. Professor at Department of Counseling Psychology , Santa Clara University;4. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , University of California Irvine College of Medicine |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Meditation offers a rich and complex field of study. Over the past 40 years, several hundred research studies have demonstrated numerous significant findings including changes in psychological, physiological, and transpersonal realms. This paper attempts to summarize these findings, and to review more recent meditation research. We then suggest directions for future research, emphasizing the necessity to continue to expand the paradigm from which meditation research is conducted, from a predominantly re‐ductionistic, biomedical model to one which includes subjective and transpersonal domains and an integral perspective. |
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