Variables Experienced meditators (n = 10) Less experienced meditators (n = 16) Education A minimum of 17 years A minimum of 17 years Age (mean ± S.D) 37.7 ± 13.4 years 23.5 ± 2.3 years Gender (M/F) 9 /1 16/0 Meditation practice (minutes/day) 180 40 Meditation practice (total number of months) 84 18 Hours of meditation (total hours) 6084 288

Table 1: Baseline Characteristics of the Experienced and Less Experienced Meditators. Values are Group Mean.

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