Participate in Research
Meditation-Related Challenges Study
www.meditationchallenges.org
A study to understand the nature of meditation-related difficulties and adverse effects
Researchers:
Roman Palitsky, PhD., Emory University
Deanna Kaplan, PhD., Emory University
Jessica Maples Keller, PhD., Emory University
Nicholas Canby, PhD., Brown University
Willoughby Britton, PhD., Brown University
Nicholas Van Dam, PhD., University of Melbourne
Study Objectives
The Meditation-Related Challenges Study aims to answer the following questions:
What kinds of challenges and adverse effects can result from meditation practice?
Are there specific practices, programs, or products that tend to cause more problems than others?
What predicts improvement, worsening, or growth after meditation-related challenges?
If someone experiences difficulties from meditating, what should they do? What types of support, remedies or therapies are most or least helpful?
You may be eligible to participate if you have experienced any of the following as a result of meditation:
Difficulties or distress or
Negative impacts on your life or daily functioning or
You needed additional professional support or treatment
And you are 18 years or older and can read and understand English
Tracking Meditation Study
We’re looking for people who started meditating less than 4 months ago and intend to keep practising. We’ll be tracking the full range of their experiences on a regular basis over two years. The aims are to understand how the different meditation experiences unfold, when and why people might stop meditating, and any dose-response trajectories over time. One of our main interests is meditation challenges, so Cheetah House community members are very welcome.
Who is this for?
Have you started practising meditation 4 months ago or less?
Do you plan to continue meditating regularly, regardless of whether you’re encountering meditation challenges?
Do you live in UK, US, Australia, or New Zealand?
If yes to all, please join! https://psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/CSC/research/research-studies/tracking-meditation-a-longitudinal-study
What will you do?
Over two years, you'll contribute to this groundbreaking research through:
3 x 30-min online surveys (beginning, after 1 year, after 2 years)
Brief monthly surveys
Weekly voice diaries
What’s in it for you?
Personalised practice tracking feedback
Join our community and interact with fellow participants
Access to exclusive meditation resources
Gift cards & option to donate to charity
Mindfulness, Dissociation, & Wellbeing Study
Researchers: Nina Eriksson
Background
Have you ever wondered how mindfulness impacts mental well-being? Does dissociation influence how mindfulness works for different individuals? Researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London are conducting a study to explore these important questions—and we need your help!
This research investigates how different levels of mindfulness contribute to well-being and whether dissociative experiences affect these outcomes.
What does study participation involve?
Complete three short online surveys (approx. 15 minutes)
Mindfulness experience assessment
Dissociative symptoms questionnaire
Mental well-being survey
Participation is completely anonymous.
Who is eligible?
Anyone who is
is over 18 years old
has meditation experience / involvement
This study has been reviewed by the Research Ethics Committee at Goldsmiths, University of London.
For questions about the study, email Nina Eriksson nerik002@gold.ac.uk