Effect of Hormonal Changes Through 7 Days of Osho Dynamic Meditation Among Healthy Nepalese Participants

Q3 Medicine Lifestyle medicine (Hoboken, N.J.) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI:10.1002/lim2.112

Vijay Kumar Sharma, Apeksha Niraula, Eans Tara Tuladhar, Raju Kumar Dubey, Aseem Bhattarai, Mithileshwer Raut, Nikita Kharal, Anuradha Kadel, Srijana Sapkota, Prakash Pokhrel, Namrata Sharma

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Abstract

Context

Meditation and related relaxation techniques are good means of alleviating stress and maintaining good health. Osho dynamic meditation decreases several psychopathological variables such as anxious-depressive syndrome, aggressive behaviors, and depression which is practiced in Nepal and all over the world. Various studies have shown alteration in different hormone levels due to meditation by strengthening adaptive mechanisms.

Aim

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Osho meditation on serum hormonal levels in pre- and postmeditation participants.

Methods

A pre–post study was conducted among 70 healthy volunteers (42 male and 28 female) where various types of Osho dynamic meditation techniques were incorporated together to understand their combined effects on serum hormone levels in participants attending the 7 days meditation camp. Serum hormones such as cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), testosterone, and growth hormone were measured by chemiluminescence immunoassay.

Results

Out of 70 participants, 68 participants (97%) had subjective opinion of Osho dynamic meditation being effective in alleviating stress, depression, and anger. Also, there was a significant decline in body weight and body mass index in both male and female populations after a strict vegetarian diet and meditation. Likewise, a significant rise in the level of estrogen (p < 0.001), progesterone (p < 0.001), growth hormone (p < 0.001), testosterone (p = 0.002), and fT3 (p = 0.049) in postmeditation male participants indicates the importance of Osho dynamic meditation on elevating sex hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone as well as fT3, and growth hormones among Osho meditation practicing participants.

Conclusion

Our findings suggest significant changes in the hormonal levels and improvement in stress and depression in participants undergoing Osho meditation.

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通过 7 天奥修动态冥想对尼泊尔健康参与者荷尔蒙变化的影响

背景冥想和相关的放松技巧是缓解压力和保持健康的好方法。奥修的动态冥想减少了焦虑抑郁综合症、攻击行为和抑郁症等几种心理病理变量，这种冥想在尼泊尔和世界各地都得到了实践。多项研究表明，冥想能加强适应机制，从而改变不同的激素水平。目的本研究旨在评估奥修冥想对冥想前和冥想后参与者血清激素水平的影响。方法对 70 名健康志愿者（42 名男性和 28 名女性）进行了前后期研究，将各种奥修动态冥想技巧结合在一起，以了解它们对参加 7 天冥想营的参与者血清激素水平的综合影响。血清激素，如皮质醇、雌激素、孕酮、游离三碘甲状腺原氨酸（fT3）、游离甲状腺素（fT4）、促甲状腺激素（TSH）、睾酮和生长激素，均通过化学发光免疫测定法进行测量。结果在 70 名参与者中，68 名参与者（97%）主观认为奥修动态冥想能有效缓解压力、抑郁和愤怒。此外，在严格素食和冥想后，男性和女性的体重和体重指数都有明显下降。同样，冥想后男性参与者体内的雌激素（p <0.001）、孕酮（p <0.001）、生长激素（p <0.001）、睾酮（p = 0.002）和 fT3（p = 0.049）水平均有明显上升，这表明奥修动态冥想对提高性激素（如雌激素、孕酮、睾酮、fT3 和生长激素）的重要性。结论我们的研究结果表明，奥修冥想参与者的荷尔蒙水平发生了重大变化，压力和抑郁得到了改善。

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