Changes in biofield measures and experienced states during meditation and breathwork practices: an uncontrolled feasibility study
The current study demonstrated the feasibility of simultaneous measurement using multiple on- and off-body biological field sensors. Meditation and breathwork produced nearly opposite effects on self-report and biofield measures. Preliminary analysis indicated intra-subject correlations between different biofield measures. Future work with a larger sample size and appropriate control groups is required to draw conclusions about the systemic nature of biofield measures and their relationship with states of consciousness.
Authors
- Ivo V. Stuldreher
- John A. Ives (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6851-205X)
- Meredith Sprengel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9537-7323)
- Natalie L. Dyer
- Anne-Marie Brouwer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-4291)
- Sébastien Velut
- Koen van der Sanden
- Yu Yan
- Eduard van Wijk
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- Daikin (United States) (US)
- Al Noor Hospitals (AE)
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL)
- Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (FR)
- Laguna Research (US)
- National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space (FR)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology (CZ)
- Marymount University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1623301
- Primary Topic
- Biofield Effects and Biophysics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek