Maitribodh Sambodh (MSD) is a unique form of contemplative practice which combines breath watch, mantra or vibrational sound chant, focused meditation followed by loving kindness or a gratitude exercise at the end.

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Contemplative practice included Maitribodh Sambodh Dhyaan (MSD), which was designed to increase feeling of love and connection by including most of components of different contemplative practices such as breath watch, mantra or vibrational sound chant, focused meditation, and visualization followed by loving-kindness or a gratitude exercise at the end.

The UCLA 3-item Loneliness scale will be used to measure loneliness. The scores on this scale range from 3 to 9, the highest scores indicative of a higher level of loneliness. The scale is called UCLA 3-item scale but UCLA is representative of University of California Los Angeles.