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Effect of OM meditation on autonomic functions in healthy young individuals
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Akshay Berad
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ANR Lakshmi
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Sneha P
Background: Meditation practices mainly change functions through autonomous nervous systems, which links brain and body. Meditation is a technique of yoga practiced in India over thousands of years. Long term yogic practices have shown improvement in cardiovascular functions.OM chanting meditation is a concentrative type of meditation involving focusing of attention on breath.
Aims and Objectives: to study effect of OM meditation on autonomic functions in healthy young individuals.
Materials and Method: 30 healthy individuals in age group 18-20 years were selected. The group selected is divided in 2 subgroups, Dhayana group performs OM meditation and control group sitting with eyes closed. Autonomic function parameters heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, GSR are recorded in both groups.
Results: Heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure are reduced during meditation session and GSR increased suggesting parasympathetic dominance.
Conclusion: Study shows regular practice of OM meditation would be helpful in increasing cardiorespiratory efficiency. There is parasympathetic nervous system dominance during and after OM meditation.
Keywords: Yoga, OM meditation, Galvanic skin resistance, Heart rate, Blood pressure
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Berad A, Lakshmi A, P S. Effect of OM meditation on autonomic functions in healthy young individuals [Internet]. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol. 2017 [cited 2025 Oct 05];4(2):263-265. Available from: https://doi.org/
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Berad, A., Lakshmi, A., P, S. (2017). Effect of OM meditation on autonomic functions in healthy young individuals. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol, 4(2), 263-265. https://doi.org/
MLA
Berad, Akshay, Lakshmi, ANR, P, Sneha. "Effect of OM meditation on autonomic functions in healthy young individuals." Indian J Clin Anat Physiol, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 263-265. https://doi.org/
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Berad, A., Lakshmi, A., P, S.. "Effect of OM meditation on autonomic functions in healthy young individuals." Indian J Clin Anat Physiol 4, no. 2 (2017): 263-265. https://doi.org/