Introduction: The positive health benefits of meditation have become widely accepted as mindfulness
based interventions (MBIs) grow in popularity. Unfortunately, many individuals quit
their meditation practice due to the dozens of hours of practice and the steep learning
curve required to experience health benefits. Recently, it has been suggested that
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used to accelerate and enhance
meditative practice in a paradigm known as E-Meditation. We investigated whether E-Meditation,
administered in a large group setting, could reduce mind wandering, decrease perceived
stress and restless, and improve mood state. Feasibility, safety, and tolerability
of self-applied tDCS was also monitored.
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