Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression

Summary

The goal of this controlled randomized clinical study is to learn if a Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness and Energized water Practice works to improve Unipolar Depression. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the subjective symptoms of Unipolar Depression in adults?
* Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice and drinking Energized water improve the clinical symptoms and signs of Unipolar Depression in adults?
* Will any improvement in the John Ware's SF-36 Quality of Life questionnaire, in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) -9 and in the Beckman Anxiety Inventory (BAI) -21 in adults be statistically significant? Investigators will compare the values of these three scales at the beginning of the mindfulness and energized water practices to their values at six weeks of practice and control groups.

Participants will:

* be randomized into practice and control groups
* complete the set of three questionnaires upon entry into the study - (the baseline or zero time point; at the 6-weeks time point, and at the 12-weeks time point
* practice the mindfulness techniques with Tao Calligraphy for a minimum of thirty minutes daily and energized water practice for a minimum of five minutes daily.

Conditions

• Unipolar Depression

Interventions

OTHER

Drinking Energized water

Participants will drink energized water from a bottle that received subtle energy transmission. They will replenish water daily and activate the transmission in the bottle to energize the water. Participants will drink about 1 litre of energized water a day for six weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Greatest Love)

During mindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Greatest Love), participants will repeatedly trace the lines of calligraphy with fingers while listening to, singing, or chanting with Tao Song. This enables them to achieve deep concentration, while maintaining fully alert state. The practice can be done in sitting or standing, depending on the health status and age and will last 30 minutes and is done daily for six weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sha Research Foundation

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Peter Hudoba De Badyn, MD, FRCS, · Sha Research Foundation

• Laurie Omuro-Yamamoto, PhD · Satori Family Wellness Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

19 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-02-10

Primary Completion

2026-07-31

Completion

2027-01-10

Countries

• United States

Study Locations