ArticleInternational journal of yoga
Comparative Study of the Impact of Active Meditation Protocol and Silence Meditation on Heart Rate Variability and Mood in Women.
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- Effect of Brief Mindfulness Meditation Interventions on Heart Rate Variability in Adults: A Systematic Review.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2026Pooled it
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- Humming Breathing and Autonomic Regulation: A Preliminary Study of Resonance Frequency and Vibratory Mechanisms.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2026Article
- Lifestyle medicine pillars for women's heart health.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- A Case Study on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder, and Adjustment Disorder.Cureus · 2025Article
- Induction of nitric oxide via humming does not improve short-term cognitive performance or influence emotional processing.PloS one · 2024Article
- Susceptibility of Women to Cardiovascular Disease and the Prevention Potential of Mind-Body Intervention by Changes in Neural Circuits and Cardiovascular Physiology.Biomolecules · 2021Review
- Differential Effects of Ethical Education, Physical Hatha Yoga, and Mantra Meditation on Well-Being and Stress in Healthy Participants-An Experimental Single-Case Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this study was to understand the impact of an active meditation protocol on heart rate variability (HRV) and mood in women as compared to breath-focused silence meditation. MATERIALS AND
methodsWomen experienced two different practices of 20 min each: (a) control group: silence meditation focusing on breath and (b) experiment group: active meditation that included four activities, each lasting for 5 minutes - (1) simple humming, (2) coherent heart-focused breathing with 5s of inhalation and 5s of exhalation, (3) coherent heart-focused breathing while invoking positive emotions, and (4) guided imagery about a preidentified goal. The silence meditation encouraged women to only focus on the breath. The Positive and Negative Affect Scale measured mood before/after the practice (
resultsHRV (specifically, parasympathetic nervous system [PNS]) parameters showed a statistically significant improvement in the experiment group as compared to the control group. There was a statistically significant reduction in negative affect after both the practices, and the increase in positive affect was observed only for the experiment group.
conclusionsThe active meditation provides a significant enhancement in mood and HRV parameters related to PNS as compared to silence meditation where the changes in HRV were not consistent and the positive mood did not increase significantly. Future research in this area could explore the impact of such practice for a longer duration and understand the impact of each component of the meditative practices.
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