Abstract Although more people are engaging in meditation practices that require specialized training, few studies address the issues associated with nervous activity pattern changes brought about by such training. For beginners, it remains unclear how much practice is needed before objective physiological changes can be detected, whether or not they are similar across the novices and what are...
Numerous studies have shown that meditation has a number of positive effects on the physical and psychological well-being of practitioners. As a result, meditation has become widely practiced not only as a religious practice but also as a self-regulation technique to achieve specific measurable goals. This raises the question of how quickly physiological changes can be noticed in individuals...
There is a growing body of scientific evidence that supports positive effects of mindfulness practices on physical and mental health. To further extend the knowledge about the effects of meditation that occur during and after meditation practice, this study examined changes in physiological and brain activity parameters following 8 weeks of meditation training (2 sessions per week). The current...