Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress management program as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy in patients with anxiety disorder

Effect of Yoga on Autonomic Functions and Psychological Status During Both Phases of Menstrual Cycle in Young Healthy Females

“…Also, yoga-based practices have been found to correct under activity of the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) and GABA systems in part through stimulation of the vagus nerves, the main peripheral pathway of the PNS [27]. As integrated yoga practice includes aspects of exercise (asanas), breath manipulation (pranayama) and relaxation (meditation), effects of yoga are multi-dimensional and have immediate down-regulating effect on both SNS / HPA axis response to stress [28]. Regular practice of meditation has also been documented to reduce sympathetic activity, balance neuro-endocrine axis and decrease stress and anxiety levels [29].…”

“…Control group did not practice yoga. All the recordings were taken in a quiet room at comfortable temperature of [25][26][27][28] o C. For taking the recordings, the students reported to the Department of Physiology in the morning between 9-10 a.m. at least two hours after taking light breakfast. Following parameters were then recorded in both the groups during postmenstrual and premenstrual phases in initial, F. trait anxiety It denotes "relatively stable individual differences in anxiety proneness" and refers to a general tendency to respond with anxiety to perceived threats in the environment and various situations.…”

Of the Soul and Suffering: Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Bereavement

“…Along with this has emerged a body of empirical literature supporting the efficacy of MBIs in addressing a range of problems. For example, MBIs may be helpful for some forms of chronic pain (Kabat-Zinn 1982;Morone et al 2008;Rosenzweig et al 2010), anxiety disorders (Kim et al 2009;Lee et al 2007;Miller et al 1995;Ossman et al 2006;Piet et al 2010), depression (Kuyken et al 2008;Ma and Teasdale 2004;Teasdale et al 2000), irritable bowel syndrome (Gaylord et al 2011;Kearney et al 2011;Zernicke et al 2012), fibromyalgia (Grossman et al 2007;Kaplan et al 1993), binge eating (Kristeller and Hallett 1999;Safer et al 2010), psychosis (Ashcroft et al 2011;Bach and Hayes 2002;Chadwick et al 2009) and substance abuse (Witkiewitz and Bowen 2010;Witkiewitz et al 2005). MBIs are promising because they may be effective in populations unresponsive to other treatments, such as individuals with chronic depression (Kenny and Williams 2007).…”

Effects of yoga on performance in a letter-cancellation task under academic examination stress

“…Yoga practices have been found to rectify the under activity of the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) and gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) systems in part through stimulation of the vagus nerves, the main peripheral pathway of the PNS [25] and yoga-based guided relaxation and meditation has also been reported to reduce sympathetic activity, balance neuro-endocrine axis and decrease anxiety and stress levels [26,27], could have facilitated increase attention task performance.…”