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Body temperature changes during the practice of g Tum-mo yoga

Benson, Herbert, Lehmann, John W., Malhotra, M. S., Goldman, Ralph F., Hopkins, Jeffrey, Epstein, Mark D.·1982·Nature
DOI 10.1038/295234a0
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  • There is evidence that Theravada or Mahayana types of meditation can lead to long-term improvements on attentional tasks.

    “many scientific studies have been conducted on Theravada or Mahayana types of meditation, and there is evidence that they can lead to long-term improvements on attentional tasks (e.g., [25, 120, 126]).”

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Authors
Benson, H., Lehmann, J. W., Malhotra, M. S., Goldman, R. F., Hopkins, J., & Epstein, M. D.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (IN)
  • U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (US)
  • University of Virginia (US)
Venue
Nature
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1982-01
Volume
295
Issue
5846
Pages
234-236
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/295234a0
OpenAlex
W2037089399
Cited by
119
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 7
FWCI
1.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biofield Effects and Biophysics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
Keywords
Tibetan Buddhist meditation, body temperature, meditative states, sympathetic nervous system, Dalai Lama
MeSH terms
Body Temperature, Buddhism, Fingers, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Relaxation Therapy, Skin Temperature, Toes, Yoga

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