Meditation Exercise to Cope with COVID-19  

Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being. Many studies have investigated meditation for different conditions, and there is evidence that it may reduce blood pressure and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. It may ease symptoms of anxiety and depression, and may help people with insomnia.

This meditation exercise has been developed upon the wisdom in traditional Chinese medicine. It aims to ease the stress and anxiety during the unsettling times of COVID-19 pandemic.  

Production Team

Chief Advisor: Jianguang Xu, President, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Humanities expert: Mo Xue, Gansu Provincial Writers' Association

Producer: Lijun Jia, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Contributors: Lijun Jia, Bangjiang Fang, Xiaobing Wang, Xi Yang, Xihui Chen, (Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Yanmei Zhang (Fudan University Huadong Hospital), and Huiqi Tong (Stanford University)

Music design and creation: Hao Liu, Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Music recording: Huixin Xue, Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Erhu artist: Xiaohui Ma, Shanghai Chinese Orchestra

Guqin player: Xiaozi Lu, Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Music directors: Lei Jiang (East China Normal University), Xiaohui Ma (Shanghai Chinese Orchestra), and Hao Liu (Shanghai Conservatory of Music)

Voice-over: Jiankun Bao, Kunming Oriental-Literature College for the Elderly

Acknowledgment: Organization Department, Shanghai Xuhui District Committee

Notice: All rights reserved.  It may not be reproduced, in any form or by any means, or used for any commercial use without permission.