ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Meditation Practice Improves Short-Term Changes in Heart Rate Variability.
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- Effects of mindfulness breathing meditation on stress and cognitive functions: a heart rate variability and eye-tracking study.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Novel Methodological Tools for Behavioral Interventions: The Case of HRV-Biofeedback. Sham Control and Quantitative Physiology-Based Assessment of Training Quality and Fidelity.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Trial
- The Relevance of Heart Rate Variability for Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Three potential neurovascular pathways driving the benefits of mindfulness meditation for older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Review
- Effects of Meditation on Mental Health and Cardiovascular Balance in Caregivers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Improvement of Attention in Elementary School Students through Fixation Focus Training Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is well known that meditation improves the physical and psychological condition of its practitioners. This study investigated the heart rate variability response of meditation practitioners in two Chan master teaching environments, namely face-to-face and video classes.
methodsExperimental sessions were conducted, one featuring face-to-face classes and the other featuring video classes. The difference in participants' physiological parameters (blood pressure and heart rate variability) between the two experimental sessions was determined. In the first session, physiological parameters were recorded twice, before and after one teaching course, and the second session took place one month after the first. The first and second sessions had 45 and 27 participants, respectively. Those involved in the first experiment had no experience with meditation, whereas participants in the second experiment had practiced meditation for an average of 9 years (range = 1 to 27 years). Both experiments were conducted once a week, with each session lasting 1.5 h.
resultsFor both experiments, both heart rate and heart rate variability by age significantly decreased after one teaching course.
conclusionsChan meditation practitioners benefit from receiving both face-to-face and video class teaching from a Chan master.
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