Increased heart rate variability during nondirective meditation.
European journal of preventive cardiology August 2012 Anders Nesvold, Morten W Fagerland, Svend Davanger et al.
Meditation practices are in use for relaxation and stress reduction. Some studies indicate beneficial cardiovascular health effects of meditation. The effects on the autonomous nervous system seem to vary among techniques. The purpose of the present study was to identify autonomic nerve activity changes during nondirective meditation. Heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure variability...