Lim, Kumyoon (Ven. Myeong Hye
Abbot, Sambosa Temple
Correspondence to Lim, Kumyoon, E-mail: molok@hanmail.net
Volume 33, Pages 89-102, April 2025.
Journal of Meditation Based Psychological Counseling 2025, 33, 89-102. https://doi.org/10.12972/mpca.2025.33.8
Received on April 04, 2025, Revised on April 25, 2025, Accepted on April 27, 2025, Published on April 30, 2025.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of participating in body feeling observation meditation targeting middle-aged women and to obtain basic information on methods for successful aging. The research questions of this study to achieve the purpose of the study are as follows. First, what is middle-aged women’s perception of aging? Second, how do middle-aged women cope with aging? Third, what changes did middle-aged women experience through participation in body feeling observation meditation? Fourth, what is the successful aging plan that middle-aged women make after participating in body feeling observation meditation? For this purpose, interviews were conducted with 18 middle-aged women who participated in body feeling observation meditation and analyzed using consensual qualitative analysis. The results of the study are as follows. First, as a result of examining middle-aged women’s perception of aging, seven categories were derived in two areas. Second, as a result of examining middle-aged women’s response to aging, six categories were derived in three areas. Third, as a result of examining middle-aged women’s experience of change through participation in body feeling observation meditation, eight categories were derived in two areas. Fourth, as a result of examining the successful aging plan of middle-aged women after participating in body feeling observation meditation, 10 categories were derived in 3 areas. The significance of this study is that it confirmed the aging experienced by middle-aged women, their coping with aging, and the role of body sensation meditation in that process. The results of this study were able to provide basic data for developing measures to help middle-aged women successfully age through the use of body sensation meditation.
Body-feeling Observation Meditation, Successful Aging, Aging Perception, Aging-Coping Strategies, Middle-aged Women