This study will evaluate how a comprehensive meditation-based program, Inner Engineering, supports teens ages 15-18 in becoming more joyful, focused, resilient, and better equipped to manage stress and thrive. Through this study, researchers will examine whether practices like meditation, yoga, and cognitive reframing can help adolescents view and respond to challenges with greater clarity and balance. The study will assess mental and physical impacts through self-report, physiological, and neuroimaging methods.
Individuals between15-18 years of age
Ability to understand study instructions and provide informed consent/assent. (parental consent for minors)
Access to internet and a device to complete online study activities
Currently residing in the United States
Non-English speaking (Justification: the intervention and assessment instruments are not validated in a sufficient range of languages, and the research team lacks polylingual capabilities or the financial resources to hire interpreters for the duration of all proposed assessments.)
Practicing meditation regularly in the past 6 months (4 or more times per week for 4 weeks or more in the past 6 months)
History of psychiatric illness such as severe anxiety, severe depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
Current use of cognition enhancing drugs
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lead sponsor
Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
Collaborator