Single-case report: dynamic changes in cardiac function during shamanic journeying and Qigong meditation.
Frontiers in Psychology 2025 Emma R. Huels, Lily Carter, Gang Xu et al.
Previous studies have demonstrated acute changes in brain activity that occur during shamanic journeying-an ancient spiritual practice used for physical, psychological, and spiritual healing. However, the effect of shamanic journeying on other physiological measures, such as heart rate variability, remains unknown. We investigated changes in heart rate variability (HRV) during sessions of...