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This observational study tested Tibetan singing bowl sound meditation with 62 adults (mean age 49.7). After the session, people reported less tension, anger, fatigue, and depressed mood, and higher spiritual well-being. People who had never tried this meditation before showed a larger drop in tension than people who had experience.…
This study used data from 24,250 U.S. users of the WHOOP wearable (74.5% male, mean age 37.6 years) collected from May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. Compared to typical days, most U.S. public holidays, holiday eves, and Daylight Saving Time transitions showed clear changes: people tended to sleep longer,…
This small observational study checked mood and heart-rate measures before and after one 40-minute seated Himalayan singing bowl (HSB) sound-bath. After the session, 77 people reported higher positive affect and lower negative affect on the PANAS mood survey. A smaller group (17) filling the POMS survey reported less tension, anger,…
