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2. Effects of meditation - Wikipedia

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   Electroencephalography has been used for meditation research.. The psychological and physiological effects of meditation have been studied. In recent years, studies of meditation have increasingly involved the use of modern instruments, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography, which are able to observe brain physiology and neural activity in living subjects ...

3. How meditation can calm your brain - AOL

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   Health benefits of meditation: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Psychological effects: JMIR Formative Research Meditation and stress: Journal of Clinical Medicine

4. Brain activity and meditation - Wikipedia

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   Similarly, Awasthi argues that meditation is non-specific to the research studies showing clinical efficacy in some cases, though mechanisms remain unclear. [22] Flanagan and Hanson use many of the same scientific studies to attempt to support their differing viewpoint, but both authors identify the need and importance of future studies ...

5. Yoga as therapy - Wikipedia

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   Yoga as therapy is the use of yoga as exercise, consisting mainly of postures called asanas, as a gentle form of exercise and relaxation applied specifically with the intention of improving health. This form of yoga is widely practised in classes, and may involve meditation, imagery, breath work (pranayama) and calming music as well as postural ...

6. Meditation and pain - Wikipedia

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   Meditation and pain is the study of the physiological mechanisms underlying meditation—specifically its neural components—that implicate it in the reduction of pain perception. [ 1 ] Meditation is a behavioral method that has been used for several thousand years to monitor and regulate emotion and attention. [ 2 ]

7. Relaxation (psychology) - Wikipedia

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   Along with taking walks, yoga is another technique known for its relaxation benefits. Dr. Nevins of the American Osteopathic Association and the National Library of Medicine state that practicing yoga regularly creates mental clarity and calmness increases body awareness, relieves chronic stress patterns, calms the mind, centers attention, and ...

8. Mind–body interventions - Wikipedia

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   There are documented benefits of several mind-body interventions derived from scientific research: first, by MBI use contributing to the treatment a range of conditions including headaches, coronary artery disease and chronic pain; second, in ameliorating disease and the symptoms of chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and localized physical ...

9. Light on Yoga - Wikipedia

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   The technique is written as a set of instructions, such as "Inhale deeply and with a jump spread apart the legs sideways 3 to 3½ feet". Its claimed effects on the muscles and body are described in a concluding paragraph. The three photographs show Iyengar in a preparatory pose and then in the triangle pose itself from front and rear. [LoY 8]