L. J. U. Karunarathne

2 papers in the library · 16 citations · publishing 2023-2024

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The development of a tool to identify skilled meditators among meditation practitioners - ‘The University of Colombo Intake Interview to identify Skilled Meditators for scientific research (UoC-IISM)’

Journal of the College of Community Physicians January 8, 2024 N. O. Outschoorn, E. A. S. K. Somarathne, N. N. Dasanayaka et al.

Introduction: Buddhist-derived meditation is a well-known phenomenological practice that enhances overall wellbeing of individuals. However, broad- and less-rigorous criteria in recruiting suitable meditation practitioners affect the reliability of results obtained through meditation research. Objectives: To develop an instrument to identify skilled meditators among meditation practitioners, in...

DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v28i4.8542 Full text Buddhist meditation Skilled-meditator Scientific meditation research Stable attention +1

Respiratory function in healthy long-term meditators: A cross-sectional comparative study

Heliyon July 22, 2023 L. J. U. Karunarathne, Lakmali Amarasiri, A. D. A. Fernando 16 citations

Purpose: Respiratory function is thought to improve with long-term meditation. This study aimed to assess respiratory function in a cohort of healthy long-term meditators and non-meditators in Sri Lanka. Methods: Respiratory function of healthy, skilled long-term meditators (n = 20) practicing Buddhist meditation consistently >3 years, and age-sex matched non-meditators (n = 20) were assessed...

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18585