The relationship between subjective experience and physiological reactions in the relaxation process with the Dhosa Method

本研究通过对冥想法自我放松时的生理反应进行监测，分析放松过程中主观体验与生理反应之间的关系。结果，确定了以下几点：(1)随着自我放松的进行，实验者的放松判断与被试的内省报告趋于一致。肌电图（肌张力的生理指标）和受试者的内省之间也观察到同样的过程。这表明，随着放松练习的进行，被试的放松意识有所提高；(2)在自省的基础上，对两组进行了识别；一组由积极放松的人组成另一组由消极放松的人组成。比较两组的自主神经反应，发现随着放松练习的进行，主动放松组的自主神经反应明显高于被动放松组。这表明，用佛法放松可以诱导一种放松的状态，保持一定程度的警觉。

In this study, the authors monitored the physiological reactions during self-relaxation with the Dhosa Method and analyzed the relationship between the subjective experience and physiological reactions in the process of relaxation. As a result, the following points were identified;(1) As self-relaxation proceeded, the experimenter’s relaxation judgment and the subjects’ introspective report came to correspond with each other. And the same process was observed between the EMG which is a physiological index of muscle tone and the subjects’ introspection. This demonstrates that the subjects’ awareness of relaxation became improved along with the relaxation practice;(2) Based on the introspection, the two groups were identified; one was comprised of those who are active toward relaxation and the other was comprised of those who were passive toward relaxation. The reactions of autonomic nervous system were compared between the two groups and it was found that it became higher in the active relaxation group than the passive one along with the relaxation practice. This indicates that relaxation with the Dhosa Method may induce a relaxed state maintaining a certain level of alertness.