In this study, a new nonlinear analysis method is used to detect the degree of nonlinearity and stochastic nature of heart rate variability signals during two forms of meditation (Chi and Kundalini).

• Language: English
• Target / Subjects: Eight healthy Qigong meditation (Chi meditation) subjects (aged 29-35) and four Kundalini yoga meditators, 2 women and 2 men (aged 20-52)
• Author: L. Ram Gopal Reddy, Srinivas Kuntamalla
• Date Published / Reference: 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS Boston, Massachusetts USA, August 30 - September 3, 2011
• Covered Diseases: meditation, nonlinearity, stochastic nature, heart rate variability, delay vector variance