Table 2.

Experiment design information.

Experiment Information	Experiment 1: Face-To-Face Classes		Experiment 2: Video Classes
Time points where subexperiments were conducted	(1A) After the first class	(1B) After one month	(2A) Between classes	(2B) One month later, between classes
Participant profile	Volunteers; no experience with meditation.		Regularly practiced Heart Chan meditation for years.
Exclusion criteria	Participants who did not complete the experiment and those who exhibited more than 10 instances of irregular heartbeat were excluded.
Numbers of participants (included/all)	18/22; 12M/6F	45/50; 17M/28	27/51; 5M/22F
Participant ages (minimum, maximum); (mean, standard deviation)	(24,71); (47.9; 17.2)	(25,68); (46.7; 12.7)	(20,68); (49.2; 14.7)
Conduct of the class	The duration was 90 min. Participants sat on the floor in a cross-legged position and practiced breathing and concentrating on chakra points within the body, as well as synchronizing with the teaching of the Chan master to enter the state of Chan.
Experience with meditation	No meditation experience		Average 9 years (minimum 1 year; maximum 27 years)
Survey and measurement	Consent and personal information survey; physiological measurement by ANSWatch® wrist monitors.