The Impact of Meditation in Community - Flipbook - Page 17
...even for meditators who joined
us in 2024 and practice regularly.
The finding previously highlighted (which indicates that reporting a 8deeper connection
to God9, 8a different relationship with thoughts and feelings9 and 8greater inner peace9 are
predicators of personal impact) is also true for the majority of relational and spiritual
impact measures we tested.
What9s also interesting is how quickly social impact seems to arise for new meditators.
And people also often say that others notice changes before they do.
People who signed up in 2023, 2022 or before, who practice every day or
several times a week, for at least 20 mins and regularly attend the practice group
(once or twice a week or several times a month).
People who signed up in 2024, who practice every day or several times a week,
for at least 20 mins and regularly attend the practice group (once or twice a
week or several times a month).
I view other people and situations
with more kindness
I feel a greater connection with/
closeness to God or the Divine
I feel my relationships have
positively changed
The way I live is more aligned to
my values