from Psychosom Med. 2009 Jan;71(1):106-14
Grant JA, Rainville P.
Département de physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate pain perception and the potential analgesic effects of mindful states in experienced Zen meditators. METHODS: Highly trained Zen meditators (n = 13; >1000 hours of practice) and age/gender-matched control volunteers (n = 13) received individually adjusted thermal [...]
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Posted in Medical Education, Zen Tradition on Aug 12th, 2009
from Am J Psychother. 2000 Fall;54(4):531-48
Thomson RF.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA.
Zen meditation, or zazen, has attracted the interest of many psychotherapists. The teachings and practices of the Soto Zen tradition are understood as encouraging important areas of both psychological and spiritual development. Zen, like the relational psychoanalytic [...]
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from Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jul 23
Peressutti C, Martín-González JM, M García-Manso J, Mesa D.
Departamento de Educación Física, Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Canary Islands, Spain.
The dynamic interactions among physiological rhythms imbedded in the heart rate signal can give valuable insights into [...]
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May 16, 2010 — May 23, 2010 at the Upaya Institute, NM
This revolutionary and practical training program for health care professionals gives essential tools for work with dying people and their families. Designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, and clergy, the training covers core issues related to dying, death, and grieving; ethical issues in end-of-life care and [...]
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Posted in Neuroscience, Zen Tradition on Aug 11th, 2009
Jan 21, 2010 — Jan 24, 2010, Upaya Institute, NM
Description:
Buddhist practice involves the cultivation of the realization of selflessness and interdependence and, as well, powerful insights into how we create the illusion of a separate and unchanging self. In recent years, philosophy, cognitive science, and neuroscience have contributed new and important perspectives on these core teachings of Buddhism. In [...]
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from Eur J Appl Physiol. 2005 Sep;95(1):88-95
Cysarz D, Büssing A.
Chair of Medical Theory and Complementary Medicine, University of Witten/Herdecke, 58313, Herdecke, Germany. d.cysarz@rhythmen.de
The impact of meditation on cardiorespiratory synchronization with respect to breathing oscillations and the modulations of heart rate induced by respiration (respiratory sinus arrhythmia, RSA) was investigated in this study. Four different exercises [...]
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from the journal, Psychosom Med. 2009 Jan;71(1):106-14
Grant JA, Rainville P.
Département de physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate pain perception and the potential analgesic effects of mindful states in experienced Zen meditators. METHODS: Highly trained Zen meditators (n = 13; >1000 hours of practice) and age/gender-matched control volunteers (n = 13) received individually [...]
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Posted in Neuroscience, Zen Tradition on Jul 25th, 2009
from the journal, J Med Eng Technol. 2009;33(4):314-21
Huang HY, Lo PC.
Department of Electrical and Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China. hsuany.ece88g@nctu.edu.tw
Changes in the electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics in experienced Zen meditation practitioners (n = 23) during 40 minutes of meditation were compared with those in the matched controls (n = 23) [...]
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from the journal, Soc Work Health Care. 2009 May-Jun;48(4):462-70
Brenner MJ.
Department of Social Work, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA. mark.brenner@bridgew.edu
The use of Zen Buddhist meditation in clinical practice has received specific attention from mental health disciplines in the West. A study was undertaken to examine the influence of a personal practice of Zen on the [...]
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Posted in Zen Tradition on Jul 25th, 2009
from the journal, J Altern Complement Med. 2009 May;15(5):585-92
Chiesa A.
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. albertopnl@yahoo.it
OBJECTIVE: Despite the growing interest in the neurobiological and clinical correlates of many meditative practices, in particular mindfulness meditations, no review has specifically focused on current evidence on electroencephalographic, neuroimaging, biological, and clinical evidence about an important traditional [...]
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