Daily Stress and Heart Rate Variability Among Mindfulness Meditation Practitioners: mHealth Observational Study.
Journal of Medical Internet Research May 29, 2026 Jo Takezawa, Shixian Geng, Masahiro Fujino et al.
Mindfulness meditation has been reported to reduce stress and enhance well-being. However, its effects on heart rate variability (HRV)-a physiological marker of stress-remain underexplored. This study aimed to examine how meditation practice is associated with subjective stress, HRV, and their interaction, using mobile health technologies. This 3-week observational study included 90...