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Cross-Cultural Study on the Effects of 10 Days of Online Mind Sound Resonance Technique (Msrt) on State Anxiety, Stress, Quality of Sleep, and Mindfulness
Author(s): Chinmay Surpur*, Elliott Ihm, Jonathan Schooler, H. R. Nagarathna and Judu Ilavarasu Objectives: The purpose of this pilot randomized control trial study was to understand the effects of a 10- day online intervention of a yoga and chanting-based relaxation technique called Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) on measures of anxiety, stress, sleep, and mindfulness. This study was conducted in parallel within the United States and India. Two-hundred and ten participants were recruited for this pilot study, fifty participants from India and one-hundred and sixty participants from the United States. Participants were initially administered a series of questionnaires to assess measures of state anxiety, stress, quality of sleep, and mindfulness. Each day, participants received a link at 9 AM local time containing the practice video of MSRT. Upon completion of the 10-day intervention, participants were administered the same series of questionnaires to .. Read More»

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