Energizing compassion: using music and community focus to stimulate compassion drive and sense of connectedness.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The last 20 years have seen considerable research on the nature and biopsychosocial impacts of compassion training on self and others. This training is usually focused on calming and slowing the mind and body and on individual imagery practices and mantras. This study explored the effects of three variations: 1. The impact of using energizing music to generate activation and "drive" for compassion; 2. To focus on imagining "breathing in and breathing out a white light or mist of compassion" to bring compassion to the world; and 3. While listening to energizing music, participants were guided to imagining connecting to the compassion (Sangha) community, imagining oneself as linking with others as part of communities seeking to help the world.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Gilbert P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10586219 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature