One Sample T-test (Experimental Group)

1. The Effect of Maum Meditation on Power and WellbeingBoas Yu, EdD, RN, GCNS-BC, FNP-BC, CNE Assistant Professor, Holy Family University Kathryn Hayes, PhD, RNC, CNE Professor, Holy Family University INTRODUCTION RESULTS Demographics • January 2011: Maum meditation sessions started as a new part of wellness program offered at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, PA • The effect of Maum meditation was examined in relation to power and wellbeing on faculty, students, and staff of Holy Family University. • The Northeast campus of Holy Family University was used as the main site of the research. • Maum meditation • a relatively new form of meditation (started in 1996 by the founder, Woo Myung). • 8 levels of this meditation which guide the practitioners through different levels of enlightenment progression. • Enlightenment is “the direct experience of one’s true nature” (Loori, 1992, pg. 263). • Woo Myung(2004; 2005) • states that the human mind is composed of one’s life experiences which are stored in the form of images taken from five senses, such as sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. • These images are false copies of the real world, therefore images are illusions that must be subtracted. These illusions create continuous conflict and stress in people. • Maum meditation (Woo, 2006; 2008) is the unique method to cleanse the mind of false images that entrap and enslave us to the past experiences, enabling the practitioners to live stress-free. • The levels of Maum meditation • Level 1: Subtracting the remembered thoughts • Level 2: Subtracting the images of myself and images of my human relationships and myself • Level 3: Subtracting the images of my body • Level 4 and 5: Subtracting the images of my body and the Universe • Level 6: The self disappears by subtraction and “I” become the Universe • Level 7: Subtracting the illusionary world of pictures and myself that lives inside that world • Level 8: Chamna, “True Self” CONCLUSIONS The results show definite increases in power and wellbeing for experimental group participating in Maum meditation Comparison of control and experimental groups were inconclusive; the groups were too different from the beginning due to higher initial scores of power and wellbeing for control group Demographic data shows groups are too diverse - control group contains more students and experimental group contains more staff. METHOD A quasi-experimental and non-randomized design: Three forms of questionnaires: demographic data questionnaire, Power as Known Participation in Change Tool (PKPCT), and Well-Being Picture Scale (WPS). The sessions were provided four times a week, with a duration of approximately 30 minutes. Home practice was recommended on a voluntary basis. A convenience sample (N=99) consisted of university-affiliated persons, students, faculty and staff, who volunteered for the study. • One Sample T-test (Experimental Group) • Wellbeing – significant change (p=0.00) week 1 to 8 with SD of 11.354 and 9.460 • Power – significant change (p=0.00) week 1 to 8 with SD of 49.184 and 48.887; • Subsets of power from week 1 to 8: increase in Awareness (62.00 to 71.10); Having Choices (62.85 to 70.86); Freedom (61.94 to 71.24); and Ability to Change ( 64.28 to 73.00) – all significant at p=0.00 REFERENCES For more information, contact : Dr. Boas Yu byu@holyfamily.edu Dr. Kathryn Hayes khayes@holyfamily.edu Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA 267-341-3297 or 3527