Date of Award
2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education
Program
Education
Supervisor
Dr. Jason Brown
Abstract
A phenomenological psychological methodology was used to investigate the lived
experience of mindfulness meditation. Participants included ten individuals with varying degrees of meditation experience. Through semi-structured interviews, utilized to obtain descriptions of mindfulness as close to participant reality as possible, five themes emerged: motivation towards health, a new way of being, enhanced work life, the struggle with self discipline, and practice evolution. While changes reported by the participants lend credence to previous efficacy research, illustrations of participant motivation to practice, the concept of practice evolution and challenges associated with practicing provide experiences of mindfulness previously under explored. Implications for the counselling profession, such as mindfulness meditations’ possible impact on work satisfaction and use as a self care strategy, are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Finch, Kristine Elizabeth, "LIVING MINDFULLY: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INQUIRY INTO THE EXPERIENCE OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION" (2008). Digitized Theses. 4894.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/4894