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Tag Archives: Zen
The Effects of Meditation on Heart Rate Variability
Meditation, especially slow breathing, is known to influence the heart rate variability (HRV). Researchers in Taiwan studied the effects of inward attention during meditation on HRV (Wu and Lo, 2008). Inward attention is a critical process for achieving the state … Continue reading
Neurophysiological Effects of A Mind-Body Intervention on Depression
Mind-body interventions may have beneficial effects on many psychological problems such as depression. A recent study investigated the neuroelectrophysiological effects of a Chan (Zen)-based Dejian mind-body intervention (DMBI) to understand its potential scientific mechanisms (Chan et al., 2013). The study … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, behavior, brain, Chan practice, clinical, clinics, coherence, Complementary and Integrative Medicine; Mind-Body Therapies; mind–body medicine, Depression, EEG, Meditation, mental, mindfulness, mind–body, Mood, Psychological stress, psychosocial, stress reduction, Zen
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The Sleep Cycles, Meditation, and Brain Wave Patterns
We exist in our own subjective minds that cannot be separated from our personal perspective, which make it impossible to reach real objectivity. The brain waves during dream sleep are not much different from those during awake. Dream sleep is … Continue reading
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Tagged Brain Wave, conscious, desires, dream, EEG, feelings, impulses, Meditation, meditators, mind, Patterns, Rapid eye movement, REM, Sleep, thoughts, unconscious, Zen
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