Pranayama Yoga: Measuring Brainwaves via EEG

Rebecca Bhik-Ghanie ()
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Rebecca Bhik-Ghanie: Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

No 038RB, Proceedings of the 13th International RAIS Conference, June 10-11, 2019 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: Differences in baseline electroencephalogram activity have been found among long-time practitioners of meditation, 3+ years, in comparison to novice meditators, 1- year. In the current study, 10 participants-5 experienced meditators; 5 novices-engaged in a series of weekly, 20-minute Open Heart Meditation practices; 5 control participants engaged in a 20-minute reading/study session. EEG activity was measured in all participants during the first and final sessions. While the differences did not reach statistical significance, there were differences in the expected direction, suggesting an increase in baseline mean frequency of EEG measurements within the beta range for experienced meditators in comparison to novices and controls, suggesting an increase in neurological engagement during meditation. These findings suggest that there are potential neurological gains of certain meditative practices, which should lead to further investigation into the merits of meditative practice as a form of therapy.

Keywords: EEG; electroencephalogram; brain; yoga; mindfulness; alpha; beta; meditation; OHM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2019-07
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Published in Proceedings of the 13th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, June 10-11,2019, pages 311-316

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