Grupos de meditação, grupalidade e terapia ocupacional: análise de uma experiência em contexto universitário

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Introduction: Meditation integrates perception, self-knowledge, and consciousness. It is considered an integrative practice that can contribute to the promotion of health in the university and to the professional practice of occupational therapy. Objectives: to analyze the production of groupality and learning, according to the references of Operative Group (Pichon-Rivière) and T-Group (Rogers), in a meditation initiative at a Brazilian public university. Methodology: a qualitative study with an autobiographical approach was developed, with systematization of experience from 2018 to 2023 and theoretical analysis. Results: in each meeting, care was taken about the ambience, reception, meditation practice, and sharing moments. Responsibility in conducting the meeting, persistence and the academic support favored the longitudinality of the action. Discussion: Meetings aimed at a common referential scheme. Meditation was an explicit task, and self-knowledge was the implicit task. Regarding learning, aspects of care were identified (environment, relevance, sharing and cooperation) that contributed to the process. Development of empathy, congruence, and acceptance guided coordination to intuitive action. Conclusion: Bond and coordination styles are essential for groupality. Occupational therapy can help integrate meditation into life experiences. Meditation can be integrated into everyday life as a healthcare strategy.