Friday, April 12, 2019

Study Results: Zentangle and Mindfulness






Important Study: Zentangle® as Mindfulness Activity

In this newsletter we announced preliminary results of research about the Zentangle Method. Meredith Yuhas, Ph.D., of Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT, is conducting this research. In preparation, Meredith attended our October 2011 Certified Zentangle Teacher training seminarin Providence, RI.While her full study is ongoing, we are thrilled to be able to share this summary which indicates that the Zentangle Method is a highly effective tool for supporting and nourishing a state of mindfulness.


We are grateful to Meredith, her staff and St. Joseph College for their time, precision and professionalism as they continue to accumulate important data on the benefits of the Zentangle Method.


Here is Meredith’s summary complete with reference notes:

Zentangle: Evaluation of a Mindfulness Activity

A recent pilot study concluded that Zentangle is a mindfulness activity (1). Also, when comparing a group of post test scores after 1 hour of Zentangle instruction, including 10 minutes of independent practice, the participants experienced mindfulness process post test scores equivalent to a group who participated in a 1 hour a week 16 week mindfulness focused treatment (2). Thus, the Zentangle process appears to be an efficient way to create a state of mindfulness. Consistent with the increasing amount of recent mindfulness research, the practice of Zentangle as a mindfulness activity could benefit the individual both mentally and physically. Such benefits include but are not limited to psychological wellbeing (3-6), decreased mental health symptoms, such as depression (7), anxiety (8), and stress (9 -11). In addition to being useful in the treatment of chronic pain (12), fibromyalgia (13-14), improving brain function and immune response (15), blood pressure (16) and insomnia (17).

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