Acute fall and long-term rise in oxygen saturation in response to meditation.
Psychophysiology December 1, 2017 Nicolò F. Bernardi, Marco Bordino, Lucio Bianchi et al.
The effects of meditation on arterial and tissue oxygenation are unknown and difficult to assess because respiration is often altered, directly or indirectly, during meditation practice. Thus, changes in respiration may affect cardiovascular responses independently from meditation. In this study, we aim to isolate the specific effect of meditation on arterial and tissue oxygenation and other...