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sleep quality. Until recently, it has been considered that taking a nap has a negative effect on the quality of nocturnal sleep. However, a short nap of 30 min. between 13.00 and 15.00 hours has little quantitative effect on nocturnal sleep. Moreover, a short nap is effective in improving the recovery of attention, concentration and brain function.5 Relaxative exercises and tranquility yielding meditation practices also bring about the state of mental homeostasis, which may ultimately yield good quality sleep. The present study's results reconfirm the hypothesis that meditation is effective in maintaining sleep quality and indicate that this may be an effective way for
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