Inward-attention meditation increases parasympathetic activity: a study based on heart rate variability.
Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan) October 1, 2008 Shr-Da Wu, Pei-Chen Lo
Phenomenon of the heart rate variability (HRV) during various meditation techniques has been reported. However, most of these techniques emphasized the skill of slow breathing (<0.15 Hz). This paper reports our study on HRV during meditation which emphasizes inward attention. Inward attention has been an important approach for the Zen-meditation practitioners to enter into transcendental...