Kelee® Meditation: A Distinctive and Effective Therapeutic Intervention for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Kelee® Meditation: A Distinctive and Effective Therapeutic Intervention for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
The purpose of this study is to determine how effective Kelee meditation is in improving
 stress, anxiety, and depression.
The Kelee and Kelee meditation (KM) were developed and founded by Ron W. Rathbun. KM is a
 unique and distinctive form of meditation that is easy to learn and requires only about 10
 minutes twice a day to perform. The goal and discipline of KM is the development of
 one-pointed stillness of mind. To better comprehend how KM is effective in reducing stress,
 anxiety, and depression, one must understand the difference between concentration and
 meditation, and the basic principles of the Kelee. Experiencing and understanding the
 distinction between brain function and mind function are of vital importance in KM. Brain
 function is associated with the tension-based, intellectual, thinking process and the five
 physical senses whereas mind function is associated with the relaxation-based, experiential,
 mental feeling process, self-awareness, and clear perception. Performing KM leads to the
 calming of brain function and opening to the experience of mind function. With continued
 practice, persistence, and patience, the practitioner can begin to learn on his own how to
 examine and understand (ie, troubleshoot) his own thoughts and feelings from a calm, clear
 internal space that is free from the negative chatter and preconception associated with the
 brain. This increases self-awareness of the presence of internalized compartments
 (misperceptions of life that exist as negative thoughts and/or feelings) and the practitioner
 begins to develop clarity of perception. Clear perception allows one to begin the process of
 detachment from internalized compartments, which occurs through the cessation of looping
 followed by the processing of compartments. As each negative compartment dissipates, the
 practitioner experiences a subtle, but cumulative, corresponding improvement in stress,
 anxiety, and depression. When the flow of the Kelee is allowed to be, there is balance
 between the thinking and the feeling process leading to overall well-being, which leads to
 improved self-efficacy and reinforces the repetition of KM.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Documented HIV-1 infection

 -  Ages 18 to 65

 -  Experiencing some level of stress, anxiety, or depression

 -  No current use of other meditation practices or holistic modalities

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Non-English readers or speakers

 -  Hearing-impaired

 -  Low literacy below 5th grade reading and comprehension level