Meditação na redução do estresse em profissionais de saúde na pandemia do Covid-19: revisão narrativa

Objective: to describe the influence of meditation to alleviate the stress of health professionals exposed to the risks of psychological illness in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: narrative review. 09 articles were identified with the descriptors mental health, meditation, coronavirus infections, health personnel, in the Scielo and Medline libraries. Results: Meditation in the workplace has positive effects in reducing stress and other emotional and physical symptoms, presenting itself as an effective way to mitigate stress symptoms in the fight against the pandemic of COVID-19. Conclusion: meditation expands self-perceptions, trains the mind and develops a state of relaxation.