A study of structure of phenomenology of consciousness in meditative and non-meditative states

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-153

  Venkatesh, S ^a   Raju, T R ^a   Shivani, Yogini ^b   Tompkins, G ^b   Meti, B L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Kundalini Res Assoc International   (India)

Author keywords

affect; awareness; consciousness structure; meditation

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MEDITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AWARENESS; BREATHING EXERCISES; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0031001464     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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