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TL;DR: A 2026 randomized pilot study in JMIR Formative Research found that one brief yoga session did not significantly change salivary cortisol compared with quiet sitting, but it did raise heart rate during the active movement phase. Key Findings Yoga pilot…
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TL;DR: A 2025 study in Communications Biology found that a week-long mind-body retreat shifted brain-network, plasma-protein, metabolomic, and cell-growth measures, but the uncontrolled design keeps the result exploratory. Key Findings Healthy retreat attendee…
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TL;DR: A 2026 randomized-trial preprint in medRxiv reported that 10 minutes of daily digital meditation reduced anxiety and mind wandering, with the largest gains in people who started with higher symptom burden. Key Findings Ten daily minutes reduced anxiety:…
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Long-term practitioners of Orgasmic Meditation (OM) show distinct patterns of reduced brain metabolism compared to non-meditators, with significant differences in various brain regions involved in cognition, attention, and emotional regulation. Highlights: Red…
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Buddhist meditation practices have been shown to create different states of consciousness. A new study looked at how traditional Buddhist meditation affects how the brain processes sounds. The results show that these meditations change brain activity in a way…
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