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Increased Gamma Brainwave Amplitude Compared to Control in Three Different Meditation Traditions.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Despite decades of research, effects of different types of meditation on electroencephalographic (EEG) activity are still being defined. We compared practitioners of three different meditation traditions (Vipassana, Himalayan Yoga and Isha Shoonya) with ...
Claire Braboszcz, B Rael Cahn, Jonathan Levy, Manuel Fernandez, Arnaud Delorme   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meditation Matters: Replies to the Anti-McMindfulness Bandwagon! [PDF]

, 2016
A critical reply to the anti-mindfulness critics in the collection, who oppose the popular secularized adoption of mindfulness on various grounds (it is not Buddhism, it is Buddhism, it is a tool of neo-capitalist exploitation, etc.), I argue that ...
Repetti, Rick, Ron Purser, David Forbes, and Adam Burke   +1 more
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Vipassana meditation in educational settings for enhancing attention and academic performance: neurological mechanisms and implementation strategies

Cogent Education
Vipassana, an ancient mindfulness practice with its origin in Buddhism, has come out as a valuable approach for enhancing attention and emotional well-being.
Bishal Joshi
doaj   +1 more source

The serenity of the meditating mind: A cross-cultural psychometric study on a two-factor higher order structure of mindfulness, its effects, and mechanisms related to mental health among experienced meditators. [PDF]

, 2014
Objective To investigate the psychometric and structural properties of the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) among meditators, to develop a short form, and to examine associations of mindfulness with mental health and the mechanisms of ...
Cebolla Marti, Ausias, Garcia-Campayo, Javier, Glück, Tobias M., Soler, Joaquim, Tran, Ulrich S., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, von Moy, Theresa   +6 more
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Can enlightenment be traced to specific neural correlates, cognition, or behavior? No, and (a qualified) Yes [PDF]

, 2013
The field of contemplative science is rapidly growing and integrating into the basic neurosciences, psychology, clinical sciences, and society-at-large.
David R. Vago, David R. Vago, Jake H. Davis   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Cuerpo, espacio y ritual

Anthropologica
This article presents an ethnographic analysis of the practice of Vipassana meditation in Argentina, framed within the tradition of Therav?da Buddhism. The research is based on fieldwork conducted at the Dhamma Sukhada meditation center, located in the ...
Daniela Mesa Sánchez
doaj   +1 more source

Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body [PDF]

, 2011
Using ethnographic methods I examine the process of learning vipassana meditation, a form of meditation in which the practitioner focuses on their bodily sensations, and the ways in which learning this form of meditation affects the practitioner\u27s ...
Geffre, Craig
core   +1 more source

EEG Brain Rhythms During Resting‐State Wakefulness and Sleep in Elderly Expert Meditators

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 35, Issue 2, April 2026.
Compared to controls, elderly expert meditators exhibited (1) more preserved resting‐state brain activity, (2) less altered sleep architecture, and (3) EEG features indicative of heightened cognitive states during NREM sleep. Importantly, several of the metrics that differed between groups also showed consistent correlations with meditation expertise ...
Pierre Champetier, Anaïs Hamel, Claire André, Valentin Ourry, Tristan Lacroix, Stéphane Rehel, Léa Chauveau, Sacha Haudry, Françoise Bertran, Vincent de la Sayette, Denis Vivien, Gaël Chételat, Antoine Lutz, Géraldine Rauchs, Medit‐Ageing Research Group, Alexandre Bejanin, Anne Chocat, Fabienne Collette, Sophie Dautricourt, Robin De Flores, Marion Delarue, Harriet Demnitz‐King, Hélène Espérou, Séverine Fauvel, Francesca Felisatti, Eglantine Ferrand Devouge, Eric Frison, Julie Gonneaud, Oriane Hébert, Olga Klimecki, Elizabeth Kuhn, Brigitte Landeau, Valérie Lefranc, Natalie Marchant, Florence Mezenge, Cassandre Palix, Anne Quillard, Florence Requier, Daniel Roquet, Edelweiss Touron, Anne‐Laure Turpin, Patrik Vuilleumier, Tim Whitfield, Miranka Wirth   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative study on the status of mental well-being among regularly meditating and non-meditating health care personnel in Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2019
Background and objectives Meditation holds potential for reducing occupation related stress. However, the current evidence base is largely limited to studies from the western countries with insufficient assessment of performance outcomes.
Wasantha Gunathunga, Oshadi Jayakody, Larrissa Bartlett, Ishanka Munugoda, Champa Kumudini Gunathunga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Neural Mechanisms of Meditative Practices: Novel Approaches for Healthy Aging [PDF]

, 2016
ObjectivesMeditation has been shown to have physical, cognitive, and psychological health benefits that can be used to promote healthy aging. However, the common and specific mechanisms of response remain elusive due to the diverse nature of mind-body ...
Bianca P. Acevedo, Helen Lavretsky, Sarah Pospos   +2 more
core   +1 more source