Meditation and Hypnosis: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 2017 DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2017.1276361 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 39 |
| Key findings | Hypnosis and meditation share features such as induction by focused attention and intentional control of biological and mental processes, but differ in their philosophical scope. |
Abstract
Hypnosis and meditation, as a whole, form a heterogeneous complex of psychosomatic techniques able to control mind and body regulation. Hypnosis has been pragmatically used for limited therapeutic targets, while Eastern meditation has much wider philosophical and existential implications, aiming for a radical liberation from all illusions, attachments, suffering and pain. The available data on the history, phenomenology, and neuropsychology of hypnosis and meditation show several common features, such as the following: (a) induction based on focused attention; (b) capability to reach an intentional control of both biologic-somatic activities and conscious-unconscious processes;