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Is a meditation retreat the better vacation? effect of retreats and vacations on fatigue, emotional well-being, and acting with awareness.

PLoS ONE, 2021
It is well established that leisure vacations markedly improve well-being, but that these effects are only of short duration. The present study aimed to investigate whether vacation effects would be more lasting if individuals practiced meditation during
Gerhard Blasche, Jessica deBloom, Adrienne Chang, Otto Pichlhoefer   +3 more
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Differential Effects of Focused Attention and Open Monitoring Meditation on Autonomic Cardiac Modulation and Cortisol Secretion

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been used widely as a useful tool for the alleviation of various stress-related symptoms. However, the effects of MBIs on stress-related physiological activity have not yet been ascertained.
Yuuki Ooishi, Masahiro Fujino, Masahiro Fujino, Vimala Inoue, Michio Nomura, Norimichi Kitagawa, Norimichi Kitagawa, Norimichi Kitagawa   +7 more
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Psychoneuroimmunology of Meditation

Annals of Neurosciences, 2022
Background: Meditation is a conscious mental discipline, that has been implicated in the relaxation response. The mechanism behind such a relaxing effect is psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), based on the interaction between mind, physical health, and self-healing; that conceptualizes that stress and an individual’s ...
Dipti Magan, Raj Kumar Yadav
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Large effects of brief meditation intervention on EEG spectra in meditation novices

IBRO Reports, 2020
This study investigated the impact of a brief meditation workshop on a sample of 223 novice meditators. Participants attended a three-day workshop comprising daily guided seated meditation sessions using music without vocals that focused on various ...
P. Stapleton, J. Dispenza, S. McGill, D. Sabot, M. Peach, D. Raynor   +5 more
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The EEG spectral properties of meditation and mind wandering differ between experienced meditators and novices

NeuroImage, 2021
Previous literature suggests that individuals with meditation training become less distracted during meditation practice. In this study, we assess whether putative differences in the subjective experience of meditation between meditators and non ...
Julio Rodriguez-Larios, Eduardo A. Bracho Montes de Oca, Kaat Alaerts   +2 more
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Meditation-Induced Near-Death Experiences: a 3-Year Longitudinal Study [PDF]

, 2018
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are life transformational events that are increasingly being subjected to empirical research. However, to date, no study has investigated the phenomenon of a meditation-induced near-death experience (MI-NDE) that is referred
Sheffield, David, Edo Shonin, Dunn, Thomas J., Shonin, E., David Sheffield, Shonin, Edo, Garcia-Campayo, J., Griffiths, M.D., Dunn, T.J., Van Gordon, William, Javier Garcia-Campayo, Griffiths, Mark D., Mark D. Griffiths, Sheffield, D., Garcia-Campayo, Javier, William Van Gordon, Thomas J. Dunn, Van Gordon, W.   +17 more
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Enhancing Subjective Well-Being in Taiwanese University Students Through an Eight-Week Mindfulness-Based Program: A Pilot Study

Behavioral Sciences
While mindfulness has demonstrated extensive benefits across diverse populations, research on its integration as a formal course and its effects on subjective well-being (SWB), particularly among Taiwanese university students, remains limited. This pilot
Li-Jen Lin, Su-Ping Yu, Yu-Hsun Lin, Yi-Lang Chen   +3 more
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Transformation of the Linji School’s Perspective on Seated Meditation from Tang to Song Dynasties—From Negation to Returning of Seated Meditation

Religions, 2023
This study first examines the developmental perspective on seated meditation from Bodhidharma 達摩 to the Linji 臨濟 school of the Tang Dynasty. During this dynasty, the Linji school followed the criticism of physical seated meditation by the Southern school
Jing-Jia Huang
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Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Associated With Meditation Among Patients With Melanoma

Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2018
Aim: To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with meditation among people with melanoma and investigate the relationship between perceived stress, trait mindfulness, and meditation. Factors associated with interest to participate in
Lahiru Russell MSc, Liliana Orellana PhD, Anna Ugalde PhD, Donna Milne RN, PhD, Meinir Krishnasamy DipN, MSc, PhD, Richard Chambers DPsych (clinical), PhD, Patricia M. Livingston PhD   +6 more
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Common spatial pattern for classification of loving kindness meditation EEG for single and multiple sessions

Brain Informatics, 2023
While a very few studies have been conducted on classifying loving kindness meditation (LKM) and non-meditation electroencephalography (EEG) data for a single session, there are no such studies conducted for multiple session EEG data.
Nalinda D. Liyanagedera, Ali Abdul Hussain, Amardeep Singh, Sunil Lal, Heather Kempton, Hans W. Guesgen   +5 more
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