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Fifteen Minutes of Chair-Based Yoga Postures or Guided Meditation Performed in the Office Can Elicit a Relaxation Response
Joint Authors
Cheema, Birinder S.
Melville, Geoffrey W.
Colagiuri, Ben
Marshall, Paul W.
Chang, Dennis Hsu-Tung
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study compared acute (15 min) yoga posture and guided meditation practice, performed seated in a typical office workspace, on physiological and psychological markers of stress.
Twenty participants (39.6±9.5 yr) completed three conditions: yoga, meditation, and control (i.e., usual work) separated by ≥24 hrs.
Yoga and meditation significantly reduced perceived stress versus control, and this effect was maintained postintervention.
Yoga increased heart rate while meditation reduced heart rate versus control (P<0.05).
Respiration rate was reduced during yoga and meditation versus control (P<0.05).
Domains of heart rate variability (e.g., SDNN and Total Power) were significantly reduced during control versus yoga and meditation.
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were reduced secondary to meditation versus control only (P<0.05).
Physiological adaptations generally regressed toward baseline postintervention.
In conclusion, yoga postures or meditation performed in the office can acutely improve several physiological and psychological markers of stress.
These effects may be at least partially mediated by reduced respiration rate.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Melville, Geoffrey W.& Chang, Dennis Hsu-Tung& Colagiuri, Ben& Marshall, Paul W.& Cheema, Birinder S.. 2012. Fifteen Minutes of Chair-Based Yoga Postures or Guided Meditation Performed in the Office Can Elicit a Relaxation Response. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028358
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Melville, Geoffrey W.…[et al.]. Fifteen Minutes of Chair-Based Yoga Postures or Guided Meditation Performed in the Office Can Elicit a Relaxation Response. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028358
American Medical Association (AMA)
Melville, Geoffrey W.& Chang, Dennis Hsu-Tung& Colagiuri, Ben& Marshall, Paul W.& Cheema, Birinder S.. Fifteen Minutes of Chair-Based Yoga Postures or Guided Meditation Performed in the Office Can Elicit a Relaxation Response. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028358
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028358