ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Impact of Heartfulness meditation practice on anxiety, perceived stress, well-being, and telomere length.
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- Neural Dynamics of Heartfulness Meditation: EEG Alpha Modulation Across Experience Levels.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Article
- Neurophysiological and autonomic patterns associated with heartfulness and bell meditation: a three-arm exploratory study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Determining the depth of meditation through frontal alpha asymmetry.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Effect of a Web-Based Heartfulness Program on the Mental Well-Being, Biomarkers, and Gene Expression Profile of Health Care Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR bioinformatics and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Effect of Heartfulness Meditation on Oxidative Stress and Mindfulness in Healthy Participants.Cureus · 2024Article
- Designing, Validation, and Feasibility of Integrated Approach of Heartfulness Meditation and Yoga Protocol (IAHFNM & YP) for Hypertensive Participants.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2024Article
- Progressive muscle relaxation in pandemic times: bolstering medical student resilience through IPRMP and Gagne's model.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Heartfulness Meditation as Adjunctive Therapy for Moderate to Severe Psoriasis: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
- Efficacy of an Integrated Heartfulness Meditation and Yoga Protocol in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
Objective: Exhaustion, stress, and burnout have all been found to be reduced using techniques like yoga and meditation. This study was carried out to check the effectiveness of Heartfulness practice (a form of meditation) on certain psychological and genetic variables. Methods: A total of 100 healthy individuals (aged 18-24) were recruited and randomized into two groups-Heartfulness intervention and control group. The intervention was carried out for 03 months. Participants from both groups were analysed for their cortisol levels and telomere length before and after the intervention. Psychometric measures of anxiety, perceived stress, well-being and mindfulness were carried out using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), WHO-Well-being Index (WHO-WBI) and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Results: The cortisol levels in the meditators group significantly decreased ( Conclusion: Our data provide evidence that Heartfulness meditation practice can improve our mental health. Additionally, telomere length is shown to be affected by cortisol levels, and this meditation practice can also help to increase telomere length, and thereby slow down cellular aging. However, future studies with larger sample size are required to confirm our observations.
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