J 2024

Adverse Effects of Meditation : Autonomic Nervous System Activation and Individual Nauseous Responses During Samadhi Meditation in the Czech Republic

KOTHEROVÁ, Silvie, Jakub CIGÁN, Lenka ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Mária VYSKOČILOVÁ, Simona LITTNEROVÁ et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Adverse Effects of Meditation : Autonomic Nervous System Activation and Individual Nauseous Responses During Samadhi Meditation in the Czech Republic

Autoři

Vydání

Journal of Religion and Health, New York, Springer, 2024, 0022-4197

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50902 Social sciences, interdisciplinary

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.800 v roce 2022

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

UT WoS

001200381200001

Klíčová slova anglicky

Meditation; Samadhi; Nausea; Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Vasovagal syncope

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 15. 8. 2024 13:03, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Anotace

V originále

Buddhist meditation practices, including Samadhi meditation, which forms the basis for mindfulness practice, are broadly promoted as pathways to wellbeing, but evidence of their adverse effects is emerging. In a single-group observational study with assessments of autonomic system before, during, and after Samadhi meditation, we explore the relationship between post-meditation nausea symptoms and the degree of change in autonomic system activity during meditation as compared to before and after in 57 university students (42 women; mean age = 22.6) without any previous experience in meditation or yoga practices. We hypothesize that nauseous feelings in meditation are connected to a rapid increase of activity in the sympathetic nervous system, as indicated by decreased heart-rate variability (HRV). We additionally explore links between meditation-induced nausea and two markers of parasympathetic activity: increased HRV and vasovagal syncope. Engaging in meditation and increased nausea during meditation were both associated with increased markers of HRV parasympathetic activity, but 12 individuals with markedly higher nausea demonstrated increased HRV markers of sympathetic activity during meditation. Vasovagal syncope was observed but found to be unrelated to nausea levels. Drivers of adverse effects of meditation in some individuals require further investigation.