Brain-electric activity during eyes open Brahma Kumaris Rajayoga meditation.
May 8, 2020 Kanishka Sharma, P. Achermann, Bhawna Panwar et al.
During open-eyed 'seed stage meditation' practiced by Brahma Kumaris Rajayoga meditators, brain activity shifts: delta frequencies decrease and low alpha frequencies increase. These changes involve the central executive, mirroring, task-positive, and task-negative networks, reflecting attention modulation, self-related processing, and the experience of the soul as a point of light endowed with peacefulness. The study used frequency domain brain electric source localization on EEG recordings from 52 meditators, comparing meditation to open-eyed, task-free resting. Exploratory analyses examined effects of time from rest through meditation to final rest. Future research should differentiate between the meditation's stages.