Catecholamine levels in practitioners of the transcendental meditation technique

Infante,; Torres-Avisbal, M; Pinel, P; Ja, Vallejo; Perán, Fernando; González, Francisco Martel; Contreras, P; Pacheco, C.; Roldan, Ana; Jm, Latre

doi:10.1016/s0031-9384(00)00386-3

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“…The study demonstrates how the ANS can modulate responsiveness to neurotransmitters, suggesting that the modulation of the ANS may be a more powerful treatment tool than the current trend of targeting individual neurotransmitters in the brain. Though a study found that norepinephrine levels were not lowered by Transcendental Meditation Ò in subjects throughout the day, they were found to be lower for meditators in the morning when compared with controls (Infante et al 2001). Another study, utilizing an Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique involving meditation, pranayama, and yoga, found that practicing these techniques was effective in reducing adrenaline levels (Vandana et al 2011).…”

Section: Breathing and Meditation Techniques For Reducing Negative Emmentioning

confidence: 92%

Self-Regulation of Breathing as a Primary Treatment for Anxiety

Jerath¹,

Crawford²,

Barnes

et al. 2015

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback

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Understanding the autonomic nervous system and homeostatic changes associated with emotions remains a major challenge for neuroscientists and a fundamental prerequisite to treat anxiety, stress, and emotional disorders. Based on recent publications, the inter-relationship between respiration and emotions and the influence of respiration on autonomic changes, and subsequent widespread membrane potential changes resulting from changes in homeostasis are discussed. We hypothesize that reversing homeostatic alterations with meditation and breathing techniques rather than targeting neurotransmitters with medication may be a superior method to address the whole body changes that occur in stress, anxiety, and depression. Detrimental effects of stress, negative emotions, and sympathetic dominance of the autonomic nervous system have been shown to be counteracted by different forms of meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques. We propose that these breathing techniques could be used as firstline and supplemental treatments for stress, anxiety, depression, and some emotional disorders.

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Section: Breathing and Meditation Techniques For Reducing Negative Emmentioning

confidence: 92%

Self-Regulation of Breathing as a Primary Treatment for Anxiety

Jerath¹,

Crawford²,

Barnes

et al. 2015

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback

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125

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“…Meta-analyses of meditation support the idea that meditation is associated with physiological signs of altered activation of the autonomic and endocrine systems, evident in, for example, the increased level of skin resistance and the reduced levels of heart rate, blood-lactate level, cortisol, and respiration rate (Benson et al 1974;Dillbeck and Orme-Johnson 1987;Infante et al 2001;Jones 2001). Nevertheless, further research on the acute central effects of meditation have suggested that these systemic physiological changes are in fact secondary to the acute effects of complex mental processes that involve changes within the central nervous system (CNS) (Jacob and Friedman 2004).…”

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confidence: 92%

Electroencephalographic (EEG) Measurements of Mindfulness-based Triarchic Body-pathway Relaxation Technique: A Pilot Study

Chan

Han

Cheung

2008

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“…The Transcendental Meditation technique is described as a simple, natural, and easy-to-learn procedure that allows the ordinary thinking process to become more quiescent and a unique psychophysiological state of "restful alertness" to be gained. 44 This distinctive state of restful alertness 44,45 is characterized by decreased respiration rates, blood lactate, and basal skin conductance levels 46 ; regulation of cortisol and other hormones related to chronic stress 47,48 ; and high EEG coherence. 49 The program is practiced individually at home twice a day for 20 minutes while sitting comfortably with eyes closed.…”

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Patients

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This single-blind, randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of the Transcendental Meditation program plus standard care as compared with standard care alone on the quality of life (QOL) of older women (≥55 years) with stage II to IV breast cancer. One hundred and thirty women (mean age = 63.8) were randomly assigned to either experimental (n = 64) or control (n = 66) groups. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B), Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness TherapySpiritual Well-Being (FACIT-SP), and Short-Form (SF)-36 mental health and vitality scales were administered every 6 months over an average 18-month intervention period. Significant improvements were found in the Transcendental Meditation group compared with controls in overall QOL, measured by the FACT-B total score (P = .037), emotional well-being (P = .046), and social well-being (P = .003) subscales, and SF-36 mental health (P = .017). Results indicate that the Transcendental Meditation technique improves the QOL of older breast cancer patients. It is recommended that this stress reduction program, with its ease of implementation and home practice, be adopted in public health programs.

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Catecholamine levels in practitioners of the transcendental meditation technique

Cited by 83 publications

References 27 publications

Self-Regulation of Breathing as a Primary Treatment for Anxiety

Self-Regulation of Breathing as a Primary Treatment for Anxiety

Electroencephalographic (EEG) Measurements of Mindfulness-based Triarchic Body-pathway Relaxation Technique: A Pilot Study

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Patients

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