The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Retreats on Mental Health: Evidence of Effectiveness and Safety from a Prospective Matched-Controlled Intervention Study

Poster Session VIII

Keyword: Mindfulness and Meditation

Abstract: We conducted a matched-controlled mindfulness meditation retreat intervention study (N = 135). We found that retreats had effects on several mental health outcomes at follow-up and found no evidence for retreat-related adverse effects. These novel findings indicate that meditation retreats may be an effective and safe modality for mindfulness training.

• Yuval Hadash (Presenting Author)
• Omer Dar (Author)
• Amit Bernstein (Author)