Open AccessComparative study of the impact of active meditation protocol and silence meditation on heart rate variability and mood in women
Author(s) -
Gunjan Y Trivedi,
Vidhi Patel,
Meghal H Shah,
Meghana J Dhok,
Kunal Bhoyania
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_18_20
Subject(s) - meditation , exhalation , mood , heart rate variability , affect (linguistics) , breathing , silence , psychology , audiology , heart rate , clinical psychology , medicine , blood pressure , anesthesia , psychiatry , communication , philosophy , theology , aesthetics
The aim of this study was to understand the impact of an active meditation protocol on heart rate variability (HRV) and mood in women as compared to breath-focused silence meditation.