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Meditation, Health and Scientific Investigations: Review of the Literature

Authors: Cynthia Vieira Sanches Sampaio, PsyD, MS, Manuela Garcia Lima, MD, PhD, Ana Marice Ladeia, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2017

Abstract

A growing number of people are seeking health recovery treatments with a holistic approach to the human being. Meditation is a mental training capable of producing connection between the mind, body and spirit. Its practice helps people to achieve balance, relaxation and self-control, in addition to the development of consciousness. At present, meditation is classified as a complementary and integrative technique in the area of health. The purpose of this review of the literature was to describe what meditation is, its practices and effects on health, demonstrated by consistent scientific investigations. Recently, the advances in researches with meditation, the discovery of its potential as an instrument of self-regulation of the human body and its benefits to health have shown that it is a consistent alternative therapy when associated with conventional medical treatments.

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Title: Meditation, Health and Scientific Investigations: Review of the Literature
Authors: Cynthia Vieira Sanches Sampaio, PsyD, MS
Manuela Garcia Lima, MD, PhD
Ana Marice Ladeia, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0211-1

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