Multiscale cardiorespiratory complexity reveals autonomic signatures of Rajyoga meditation.
Front Psychol June 4, 2026 Raghuwansh Singh, Rajanikant Panda, Mika P. Tarvainen et al.
Introduction: Meditation offers a tractable model for probing altered states of consciousness, yet consistent physiological markers remain elusive. This study characterized within-subject autonomic and respiratory modulation across pre-meditation, during-meditation, and post-meditation states in trained Rajyoga practitioners using multiscale heart rate variability (HRV) metrics and...