Tratak Meditation As a CAM for Stress Management: An EEG Based Analysis
Swati Kamthekar, Brijesh Iyer
2021 International Conference on Intelligent Technologies June 25, 2021 DOI: 10.1109/conit51480.2021.9498288 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Tratak meditation |
| Duration | Short-term |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Tratak meditation reduces irregularity in brain signals, indicating stress reduction, compared to rest. |
Abstract
Imbalance of any behavioral pattern and conditions gives rise to stress. Continuous retention of stressed conditions may result in serious health issues such as chronic disease, mental disorder, depression, anxiety, and worse quality of life. As conventional medication causes severe side effects, complementary and alternative medicines are in the highest demand for stress reduction. The paper reports Tratak meditation and its EEG analysis to demonstrate effective stress reduction in humans. The proposed study shows that during short-term Tratak meditation, the brain signals reduce the irregularity, calm down the person, reduce stress, and regularize the brain wave patterns. Approximate entropy is used for analysis and tested for rest and during Tratak. The signal during Tratak is more regulated as compared to the rest condition.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |
Citations in the library
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