Survey on Om meditation: Its effects on the human body and Om meditation as a tool for stress management
Bhavna P. Harne, Azra A. Tahseen, Anil S. Hiwale, Ram S. Dhekekar
Psychological Thought April 30, 2019 DOI: 10.5964/psyct.v12i1.275 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Om meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Om meditation shows potential for treating anxiety and depression, but more rigorous research is needed. |
Abstract
Meditation and yoga both have positive effects on physical, as well as mental health. Om mantra chanting, a simple and easy to practice, also comes under the aspect of meditation. The “Om” mantra is also considered as the very name of the absolute. Om meditation not only affects the various parts of the brain, such as pre-frontal cortex, vagus nerve, amygdala and others but also affects the heart rate and respiratory rate. Considering the healing effects of Om meditation, through this paper, we are trying to explore all the relevant work done in the field of Om meditation. The survey includes a large number of papers covering the research previously conducted by many researchers, their results and different techniques adopted to study the effect of Om meditation on human beings. Studies on Om meditation are categorized under four different heads: Neuroimaging studies, EEG studies, evoked potentials studies and other methods studies. Even though the existing research evidenced capability of Om meditation in curing anxiety and depression, more rigorous studies with better design, with larger sample size and with different control groups are required. Especially the need to explore untouched research areas of Loud Om meditation using EEG is suggested in the paper. Furthermore, future research directions are also suggested.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 8
- Om chanting modulates the processing of negative stimuli: Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence Frontiers in Psychology October 13, 2022
- Exploring EEG biomarkers in meditation, yoga, and mantra practices: a review of neural correlates and methodologies Neural Computing and Applications March 5, 2026
- Bridging Science and Spirituality: Investigating the Effects of OM Chanting on Brain Waves Sakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences October 13, 2025
- Evaluating Brain Activity in Response to Short Meditation Stimuli Using R-Score, Electroencephalography, and Neural Networks. Annals of Neurosciences October 17, 2025
- Tetrahedral feature map for analyzing meditative states in prenatal EEG Engineering Research Express May 6, 2025
and 3 more in the library
Cites 8
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- Hemodynamic responses on prefrontal cortex related to meditation and attentional task. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience February 17, 2015
- Change in physiological signals during mindfulness meditation. International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering 2013
- Comparing individual preferences for four meditation techniques: Zen, Vipassana (Mindfulness), Qigong, and Mantra. Explore 2012
- Neurohemodynamic correlates of ′OM′ chanting: A pilot functional magnetic resonance imaging study International Journal of Yoga April 29, 2011
and 3 more in the library