Novice Meditators of an Easily Learnable Audible Mantram Sound Self-Induce an Increase in Vagal Tone During Short-Term Practice: A Preliminary Study – HeartMath Institute
Introduction The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a vital role in regulation of the physiological processes during normal and pathological conditions. Heart rate variability (HRV) is regarded as a major indicator of the self-regulatory strength and balance of parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) and sympathetic nerve system (SNS) impulses, as interpreted by the intrinsic nervous system…
Where Published: Integrative Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 5, October 2018.
Authors: Venugopal R. Damerla, M.D., ABoIM, Babette Goldstein, M.Ed., David Wolf, M.S.W., Ph.D., et al.
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