{"id":26786,"date":"2026-04-24T08:40:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolute-institute.com\/?page_id=26786"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:53:53","slug":"voordelen-van-duisternis-retreats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evolute-institute.com\/nl\/darkness-retreats\/benefits-of-darkness-retreats\/","title":{"rendered":"Voordelen van Darkness Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26786\" class=\"elementor elementor-26786\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3279822 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3279822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030404e e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"030404e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-13,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:ital,wght@0,200;0,300;0,400;0,600;0,700;0,800;1,300&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n:root {\n  --sky:   #7FA3B8;\n  --pearl: #E8E9EB;\n  --font:  'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n}\n*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; 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De meeste mensen hebben deze verschuiving nog nooit ervaren. Ze hebben rust ervaren. Ze hebben de afwezigheid van chronische waakzaamheid niet ervaren.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">\nIn het normale wakkere leven voeren de hersenen een voortdurende achtergrondscan uit naar bedreigingen. Het is subtiel, meestal onbewust en het kost iets. Als de zintuiglijke input afneemt, heeft die scan niets om mee te werken. In realtime gemeten: de bloeddruk daalt, de ademhaling vertraagt en de hartslagvariabiliteit verschuift naar wat onderzoekers parasympathische dominantie noemen. <span class=\"ref-circle\">1<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- 02 -->\n    <div class=\"comp-row\">\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-title\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20.985 12.486a9 9 0 1 1-9.473-9.472c.405-.022.617.46.402.803a6 6 0 0 0 8.268 8.268c.344-.215.825-.004.803.401\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span class=\"benefit-name\">Melatonine stijgt en de klok van het lichaam vindt zijn ritme terug<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-evolute\">\n            <span class=\"power-statement\">Wat er gebeurt<\/span>\n            <span class=\"sub-text\">Zonder kunstlicht begint de pijnappelklier melatonine te produceren op een niveau dat het moderne leven chronisch verhindert.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">Licht blokkeert de pijnappelklier om zijn werk te doen. <span class=\"ref-circle\">2<\/span> In aanhoudende duisternis wordt die blokkade opgeheven. De hoofdklok van de hersenen zet een natuurlijke melatoninecascade in gang. <span class=\"ref-circle\">2<\/span> Melatonine is niet alleen een slaaphormoon, het is ook een krachtig antioxidant en signaal voor celherstel. <span class=\"ref-circle\">3<\/span> die de interne klok van het lichaam naar een dieper, meer herstellend ritme trekt. De slaap die volgt heeft meetbaar langere langzame-golfcycli. <span class=\"ref-circle\">2,3<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- 03 -->\n    <div class=\"comp-row\">\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-title\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M22 12h-2.48a2 2 0 0 0-1.93 1.46l-2.35 8.36a.25.25 0 0 1-.48 0L9.24 2.18a.25.25 0 0 0-.48 0l-2.35 8.36A2 2 0 0 1 4.49 12H2\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span class=\"benefit-name\">Cortisol omlaag, melatonine omhoog - de voorwaarden voor celherstel<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-evolute\">\n            <span class=\"power-statement\">Wat er gebeurt<\/span>\n            <span class=\"sub-text\">Parasympathische dominantie (rust- en verteringsmodus) en verhoogde melatonine zorgen samen voor cardiovasculaire en ontstekingsremmende effecten die veel verder gaan dan gewone rust.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">Twee systemen werken samen: verminderde sympathische output verlaagt de bloeddruk <span class=\"ref-circle\">1<\/span> en verlicht de druk op de bloedvaten. Tegelijkertijd neutraliseert melatonine direct reactieve zuurstofspecies (ROS) - de cellulaire bijproducten van chronische stress die na verloop van tijd weefsel beschadigen. <span class=\"ref-circle\">4<\/span>  <span class=\"ref-circle\">5<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- 04 -->\n    <div class=\"comp-row\">\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-title\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"m2 2 20 20\"\/><path d=\"M4.93 4.929a10 10 0 0 0-1.938 11.412 2 2 0 0 1 .094 1.167l-1.065 3.29a1 1 0 0 0 1.236 1.168l3.413-.998a2 2 0 0 1 1.099.092 10 10 0 0 0 11.302-1.989\"\/><path d=\"M8.35 2.69A10 10 0 0 1 21.3 15.65\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span class=\"benefit-name\">Het standaardnetwerk verliest zijn grip<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-evolute\">\n            <span class=\"power-statement\">Wat er gebeurt<\/span>\n            <span class=\"sub-text\">Nu het zenuwstelsel niet meer alert is, begint het luidste netwerk van de hersenen - het netwerk dat verantwoordelijk is voor zelfreferenti\u00eble gedachten, zorgen en piekeren - tot rust te komen.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">Het Default Mode Network (DMN) is het systeem dat het verleden herhaalt en de toekomst repeteert. Hersenbeeldvormend onderzoek legt een direct verband tussen de overactivatie ervan en angst en depressie.  <span class=\"ref-circle\">6<\/span>  Het werkt op stimulatie. Zintuiglijke vermindering verwijdert die brandstof. <span class=\"ref-circle\">7<\/span> Wat overblijft is stiller - en voor veel mensen onbekend.<\/p> \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- 05 -->\n    <div class=\"comp-row\">\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-title\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M2 9.5a5.5 5.5 0 0 1 9.591-3.676.56.56 0 0 0 .818 0A5.49 5.49 0 0 1 22 9.5c0 2.29-1.5 4-3 5.5l-5.492 5.313a2 2 0 0 1-3 .019L5 15c-1.5-1.5-3-3.2-3-5.5\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span class=\"benefit-name\">Interceptie keert terug - de signalen van het lichaam komen door<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-evolute\">\n            <span class=\"power-statement\">Wat er gebeurt<\/span>\n            <span class=\"sub-text\">Als de externe wereld wordt verwijderd, verdwijnt het bewustzijn niet. Het herori\u00ebnteert. Mensen beschrijven een ongewone helderheid van de signalen van hun eigen lichaam - sensaties die ze in jaren niet hebben opgemerkt.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">\nInterceptie is het vermogen van de hersenen om hartslag, ademhaling, buikgevoel en spierspanning waar te nemen. Het is de biologische basis van emotioneel zelfbewustzijn - en externe ruis overstemt het. Als die ruis wegvalt, wordt het interne kanaal duidelijker <span class=\"ref-circle\">8<\/span> Slechte interceptie wordt sterk geassocieerd met depressie en angst <span class=\"ref-circle\">9<\/span> en REST traint direct het vermogen om het opnieuw te horen. <span class=\"ref-circle\">8<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- 06 -->\n    <div class=\"comp-row\">\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-title\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M22 11v1a10 10 0 1 1-9-10\"\/><path d=\"M8 14s1.5 2 4 2 4-2 4-2\"\/><line x1=\"9\" x2=\"9.01\" y1=\"9\" y2=\"9\"\/><line x1=\"15\" x2=\"15.01\" y1=\"9\" y2=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M16 5h6\"\/><path d=\"M19 2v6\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span class=\"benefit-name\">Met het DMN stil, ontstaat een stabieler zelfgevoel<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-evolute\">\n            <span class=\"power-statement\">Wat er gebeurt<\/span>\n            <span class=\"sub-text\">Deelnemers rapporteren consequent verbeteringen in mindfulness, gevoel van eigenwaarde en zingeving na donkerheid retreat - niet als gevolg van inspanning, maar als een natuurlijk gevolg van de omgeving zelf.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">Met de DMN-stilte en afleiding weggenomen, wordt aandacht ruimer en minder reactief - de kwaliteit die contemplatieve tradities getuigenis-bewustzijn hebben genoemd. De omgeving produceert dit direct, zonder jarenlange oefening. <span class=\"ref-circle\">11<\/span> Zonder sociale vergelijking of digitale feedback als referentiepunten, heeft een stabieler en intrinsieker zelfgevoel de ruimte om te ontstaan. <span class=\"ref-circle\">10<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- 07 -->\n    <div class=\"comp-row\">\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-title\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M14 9.536V7a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h1.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.5V5a4 4 0 0 1-4 4 4 4 0 0 0-4 4c0 2 1 3 1 5a5 5 0 0 1-1 3\"\/><path d=\"M4 9a5 5 0 0 1 8 4 5 5 0 0 1-8-4\"\/><path d=\"M5 21h14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span class=\"benefit-name\">Associatief denken gaat open als dreigingsmonitoring stopt<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-evolute\">\n            <span class=\"power-statement\">Wat er gebeurt<\/span>\n            <span class=\"sub-text\">RUST verbetert op betrouwbare wijze de creativiteit - met name de open, niet-lineaire, associatieve creativiteit die door stress juist wordt afgesloten.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">Afwijkend denken wordt onderdrukt door de systemen van de hersenen die bedreigingen in de gaten houden. Wanneer het zenuwstelsel tot rust komt en de hersenen zich minder gaan bezighouden met piekeren, worden associatieve netwerken minder beperkt. REST-studies documenteren verbeteringen in origineel denken, divergent probleemoplossend vermogen en muzikale improvisatie - hetzelfde cognitieve venster dat ervaren mediteerders beschrijven als kenmerkend voor diepe beoefening. <span class=\"ref-circle\">6<\/span> <span class=\"ref-circle\">4<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- 08 -->\n    <div class=\"comp-row\">\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-title\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M2.062 12.348a1 1 0 0 1 0-.696 10.75 10.75 0 0 1 19.876 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .696 10.75 10.75 0 0 1-19.876 0\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span class=\"benefit-name\">De visuele cortex bedraadt opnieuw - en begint van binnenuit te genereren<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-evolute\">\n            <span class=\"power-statement\">Wat er gebeurt<\/span>\n            <span class=\"sub-text\">De hersenen worden niet stil in volledige duisternis. Ze worden prikkelbaarder en beginnen hun eigen visuele wereld te genereren.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp-side side-industry\">\n            <span class=\"sci-label\">Het mechanisme<\/span>\n            <p class=\"sci-text\">Wanneer de input van het netvlies tot nul daalt, verlaagt de visuele cortex zijn activeringsdrempel binnen enkele uren. <span class=\"ref-circle\">12<\/span> Na een aantal dagen begint het geluid en aanraking te verwerken, dezelfde cross-modale neuroplasticiteit die werd waargenomen bij langdurig blinde braillelezers en die zich voordoet bij volledig ziende mensen binnen een enkele retreat. <span class=\"ref-circle\">12<\/span> Visuele netwerken van hogere orde vuren spontaan en produceren lichtverschijnselen, geometrische patronen en complexe beelden die uit de hersenen zelf voortkomen. <span class=\"ref-circle\">13<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- References -->\n    <div class=\"ben-refs\">\n        <div class=\"ben-refs-label\">Referenties<\/div>\n        <ol class=\"ben-refs-list\">\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">1<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Onderzoek naar de acute cardiovasculaire effecten van Floatation-REST.<\/cite> Flux, M. C., Fine, T. H., Schoenhals, W. A., Refai, H. H., Lowry, C. A., Levine, J. C., Khalsa, S. S., &amp; Feinstein, J. S. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16, 2022.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fnins.2022.995594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.3389\/fnins.2022.995594 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">2<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Melatonine als natuurlijk co-substraat van chinonreductase-2.<\/cite> Tan, D.-X., Hardeland, R., Manchester, L. C. et al. Journal of Pineal Research, 52(1), 28-38, 2015.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1600-079X.2007.00513.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1600-079X.2011.00995.x <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">3<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Melatonine, menselijke veroudering en ouderdomsziekten.<\/cite> Karasek, M. Experimental Gerontology, 39(11-12), 1723-1729, 2004.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.exger.2004.04.012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.exger.2004.04.012 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">4<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Een systematische beoordeling van flotatie-beperkte stimulatietherapie in de omgeving (REST).<\/cite> Jonsson, K., Kjellgren, A., &amp; collega's. BMC Complementaire geneeskunde en therapie\u00ebn, 2025.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC12224670\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/artikelen\/PMC12224670 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">5<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Melatonine als antioxidant: belooft te weinig, maar levert meer op.<\/cite> Reiter, R. J., Mayo, J. C., Tan, D.-X. et al. Journal of Pineal Research, 61(3), 253-278, 2016.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jpi.12360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1111\/jpi.12360 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">6<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Depressieve ruminatie, het default-mode netwerk, en de donkere materie van de klinische neurowetenschappen.<\/cite> Hamilton, J. P., Farmer, M., Fogelman, P., &amp; Gotlib, I. H. Biological Psychiatry, 78(4), 224-230, 2015.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4524294\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/artikelen\/PMC4524294 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">7<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Het lichaam van de geest halen: Verminderde functionele connectiviteit tussen somatomotorische en default-mode netwerken na Floatation-REST.<\/cite> Al Zoubi, O., Misaki, M., Bodurka, J. et al. Human Brain Mapping, 42(10), 3216-3227, 2021.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/hbm.25429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1002\/hbm.25429 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">8<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Het opwekken van ontspanning en interoceptief bewustzijn met behulp van floatatietherapie bij personen met een hoge angstgevoeligheid.<\/cite> Feinstein, J. S., Khalsa, S. S., Yeh, H. et al. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 3(6), 555-562, 2018.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.bpsc.2018.02.005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.bpsc.2018.02.005 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">9<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Interceptie bij angst en depressie.<\/cite> Paulus, M. P., &amp; Stein, M. B. Brain Structure and Function, 214(5-6), 451-463, 2010.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00429-010-0258-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1007\/s00429-010-0258-9 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">10<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Existenti\u00eble zingeving in het leven, mindfulness en eigenwaarde in de context van beperkte omgevingsstimulatie.<\/cite> Malus, M., Kupka, M., &amp; Dostal, D. Psychologie a jej\u00ed kontexty, 7(2), 59-72, 2016.<\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">11<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Effecten van flotatie-REST op spierspanningspijn.<\/cite> Kjellgren, A., Sundequist, U., Norlander, T., &amp; Archer, T. Pain Research &amp; Management, 6(4), 181-189, 2001.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2001\/768501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1155\/2001\/768501 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">12<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Verhoogde prikkelbaarheid van de menselijke visuele cortex veroorzaakt door kortdurende lichtonthouding.<\/cite> Boroojerdi, B., Bushara, K. O., Corwell, B. et al. Cerebral Cortex, 10(5), 529-534, 2000.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cercor\/10.5.529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1093\/cercor\/10.5.529 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"ben-ref-item\">\n                <span class=\"ben-ref-num\">13<\/span>\n                <div class=\"ben-ref-text\"><cite>Perceptuele en fysiologische gevolgen van donkeradaptatie: Een TMS-EEG studie.<\/cite> Zazio, A., Bortoletto, M., Ruzzoli, M., Miniussi, C., &amp; Veniero, D. Brain Topography, 32(5), 773-782, 2019.<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10548-019-00715-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ben-ref-link\">doi.org\/10.1007\/s10548-019-00717-3 <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6\"\/><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><line x1=\"10\" y1=\"14\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"3\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n            <\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science What are the benefits of Darkness? Darkness retreats affect the nervous system, brain, and body in ways that ordinary rest cannot produce. 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