Sleep During Transcendental Meditation
Science January 23, 1976 Robert R. Pagano, Richard M. Rose, Robert M. Stivers et al. 73 citations
During transcendental meditation, experienced practitioners spent considerable time in sleep stages 2, 3, and 4, with the amount of time in each stage varying across sessions and individuals. Comparing brainwave recordings made during meditation with those from naps taken at the same time of day showed that the range of states observed during meditation does not support the idea that meditation produces a single, unique state of consciousness.