In this case study, we describe the experience of a short-duration meditation method called mind-body relaxation and rejuvenation technique (MBRRT), inspired by the ancient mālā japa. A middle-aged person practiced it for a period of two and a half years. During the MBRRT performance, the experience in terms of sleep was collected through a self-report proforma for 60 practice sessions. It was...
Heart rate variability (HRV) signals provide a non-invasive way of analyzing the functioning of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), providing important information on how mental states affect the body. This study focused on how HRV features change during meditation compared to pre-meditation states. In this work, we propose analysis of HRV signals using nonlinear features including the...