Study finds Zen meditation alleviates pain
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 14:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Zen meditation - a centuries-old practice that can provide mental, physical and emotional balance - may reduce pain according to Université de Montréal researchers. A new study in the January edition of Psychosomatic Medicine reports that Zen meditators have lower pain sensitivity both in and out of a meditative state compared to non-meditators.
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