Effects of Single-Session Group Mantra-meditation on Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Affective State: A Psychoneuroimmunology Viewpoint.
Explore 2018 Fatemeh Torkamani, Alireza Aghayousefi, Ahmad Alipour et al.
Based on existing psychoneuroimmunological insights, the present study aimed at investigating possible effects of a single-session group mantra-meditation on salivary immunoglobulin A (s-IgA) and affective states. A controlled pretest-posttest study enrolled 30 healthy women (mean age 44 ± 3 years) through a multi-stage random sampling method from yoga clubs in Shiraz (Feb-Dec, 2016). Subjects...
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2017.10.010 (opens in new tab)
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Affects
Mantra-meditation
Psychoneuroimmunology
Salivary immunoglobulin a