Engaging in contemplative practice like meditation, yoga, and prayer, is beneficial for psychological and physical well-being. Recent research has identified several underlying psychological and biological pathways that explain these benefits. However, there is not yet consensus on the underlying overlapping physiological mechanisms of contemplative practice benefits. In this article, we integrate divergent scientific literatures on contemplative practice interventions, stress science, and mitochondrial biology, presenting a unified biopsychosocial model of how contemplative practices reduce stress and promote physical health. We argue that engaging in contemplative practice facilitates a restorative state termed "deep rest," largely through safety signaling, during which energetic resources are directed toward cellular optimization and away from energy-demanding stress states. Our model thus presents a framework for how contemplative practices enhance positive psychological and physiological functioning by optimizing cellular energy consumption. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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深度休息：冥想练习如何对抗压力和增强身体恢复能力的综合模型。


进行冥想、瑜伽和祈祷等冥想练习有益于心理和身体健康。最近的研究发现了一些解释这些益处的潜在心理和生物途径。然而，对于冥想练习益处的潜在重叠生理机制尚未达成共识。在本文中，我们整合了有关冥想练习干预、压力科学和线粒体生物学的不同科学文献，提出了一个统一的生物心理社会模型，说明冥想练习如何减轻压力和促进身体健康。我们认为，参与冥想练习有助于一种被称为“深度休息”的恢复状态，主要是通过安全信号传递，在此期间，能量资源被引导至细胞优化，远离能量需求的压力状态。因此，我们的模型提出了一个框架，说明冥想练习如何通过优化细胞能量消耗来增强积极的心理和生理功能。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。