Investigation of Different Relaxation Techniques in Eliciting a Relaxation Response

The meditation is approximately 7 minutes in duration.

Participants have the option of selecting one of the following music categories: New age, classical, and oriental. The songs were selected based on criteria established in a previous study to induce relaxation. All songs were also modified in length to be approximately 7 minutes in duration.

The participants were asked to select either orange or blue lighting settings using the Philips Hue lighting. The intensity of the light will be fixed to control for that measure. They were asked to sit for approximately 7 minutes in duration.

The guided imagery meditation and relaxation lighting were combined.

The music and relaxation lighting were combined.

The participants were asked to relax for a duration of 7 minutes, with no explicit advice given. Lighting was adjusted to a specific intensity and colour (basic yellow light) as was used in the music and guided imagery interventions.