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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁?

This question has captivated monks, practitioners, and now—thanks to researchers like Dr. Chuong Ngo—scientists.

At the recent The Science Of Consciousness Conference 2025 in Barcelona, Dr. Ngo delivered one of the most talked-about presentations:
“𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴.”

Dr. Ngo, Director of Meditation Research at All Here Meditation Institute (Geneva) and stemming from the EPFL, leads a team pioneering the scientific understanding of Deep Meditative States — the study of how brain activity relates to the phenomenological experience of meditation.

Their work goes beyond surface-level relaxation to explore what happens when experienced meditators enter states of Samadhi, Jhana, or pure awareness—states often described in meditation traditions but rarely mapped in rigorous scientific detail.

In their recent EEG-based study, Dr. Ngo and the All Here scientist team recorded the brain activity of advanced meditation practitioners across traditions—from Theravada monks to Yogic adepts.

The findings were striking: deep meditative states are consistently marked by alpha suppression, gamma synchronization, and—most surprisingly—infraslow wave activity (below 1Hz).

These waves, once thought to be artifacts, are now emerging as a biomarker of profound absorption and vertical energetic shifts in the body.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲

This research invites us to rethink the boundaries between science and inner experience, attention and awareness, mind and brain.

It also emphasizes the importance of honoring traditional contexts reflecting close collaboration with meditation teachers in Myanmar, India, Japan, and Europe.

He reminds us:
“𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴.”

This work underpins our commitment to Quantified Meditation—bringing objective insight to the subjective art of inner exploration.

The SilentMind is speaking—and thanks to collaborative efforts like this one, science is learning how to listen.

At the intersection of science, technology, and meditative research, we continue to explore what it means to Inspire To Meditate.