How Does it Feel to be Connected with Nature? A Qualitative Study of Meditation Practitioners in Sweden.
(2023) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20231LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- Abstract
- For the past centuries, human-nature relationships have deteriorated into a drastic disconnection, characterized by a lack of compassion for nature and insufficient action for mitigating environmental degradation. This study investigates connectedness with nature (CWN) among regular meditation practitioners. Nine in-depth interviews were conducted with meditation practitioners active in Sweden. The results suggest an expressed link between meditation and a state of CWN, during which participants practice being in the present moment and experience a sense of oneness, strong feelings and emotions and lastly, increased well-being. These experiences seem to be stronger for experienced practitioners. Implications for sustainability science are... (More)
- For the past centuries, human-nature relationships have deteriorated into a drastic disconnection, characterized by a lack of compassion for nature and insufficient action for mitigating environmental degradation. This study investigates connectedness with nature (CWN) among regular meditation practitioners. Nine in-depth interviews were conducted with meditation practitioners active in Sweden. The results suggest an expressed link between meditation and a state of CWN, during which participants practice being in the present moment and experience a sense of oneness, strong feelings and emotions and lastly, increased well-being. These experiences seem to be stronger for experienced practitioners. Implications for sustainability science are discussed as well as limitations of the study. (Less)
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- author
- Yang, Romane Louise Aurélie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- meditation, connectedness with nature, mindfulness, human-nature relationship, Buddhism, Sweden, sustainability science
- publication/series
- Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
- report number
- 2023:023
- language
- English
- id
- 9119883
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-08 12:58:28
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- 2023-06-08 12:58:28
@misc{9119883, abstract = {{For the past centuries, human-nature relationships have deteriorated into a drastic disconnection, characterized by a lack of compassion for nature and insufficient action for mitigating environmental degradation. This study investigates connectedness with nature (CWN) among regular meditation practitioners. Nine in-depth interviews were conducted with meditation practitioners active in Sweden. The results suggest an expressed link between meditation and a state of CWN, during which participants practice being in the present moment and experience a sense of oneness, strong feelings and emotions and lastly, increased well-being. These experiences seem to be stronger for experienced practitioners. Implications for sustainability science are discussed as well as limitations of the study.}}, author = {{Yang, Romane Louise Aurélie}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}}, title = {{How Does it Feel to be Connected with Nature? A Qualitative Study of Meditation Practitioners in Sweden.}}, year = {{2023}}, }