Teaching Students How to Meditate Can Improve Level of Consciousness and Problem Solving Ability

The purpose of these studies was to analyze the effectiveness of meditation as a method of increasing level of consciousness in students and to investigate whether meditation and level of consciousness contribute to an individual's problem solving ability in a variety of domains. İn the first study, participants (N = 450) were recruited via online and asked to complete a detailed demographics questionnaire, the Situational Self-Awareness Scale, the Mindful Awareness Scale, and the Troyer Level of Consciousness Inventory. Study two was administered in person to 45 university educational psychology students in which they were asked to complete the demographics questionnaire, the Troyer Level of Consciousness Inventory, and a set of problem solving questions. Results from both studies indicated that individuals who meditate/pray performed better on problem solving tasks and had a significantly higher level of consciousness than individuals who did not prayer or meditate.