Meditation, Loneliness, and Inflammation - Gabriele Hilberg, Ph. D., MFT

A recent study conducted jointly by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh found that meditation may help senior citizens feel less lonely and also reduce inflammation and the possibility of contracting serious disease. Forty participants, mostly women between the ages of 55 and 85, were recruited for the study. Volunteers were randomly assigned to either a meditation group or a group that did not meditate. The meditation group attended weekly sessions consisting of mindfulness meditation exercises, yoga, stretching, and discussion. At the end of the eight-week study, the meditation group reported less loneliness and had a significant decline in the expression of inflammation-related genes.

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