Studies comparing experienced meditators to controls or short-term meditators have demonstrated a physiological profile characterized by an alert but hypometabolic state, featuring decreased sympathetic nervous system activity and increased parasympathetic activity, as reported by Young and Taylor (1998), Benson (2000), and Cahn and Polich (2006).

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  Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART)

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• sympathetic nervous system concept