Modern people are well-aware that yoga can be highly beneficial for their health, but what about yoga that doesn't require movements at all?
A new study shows that Yoga Nidra can be quite beneficial for your well-being.
Let's find out how this passive form of yoga can actually help you.
Mindfulness Works
Practicing yoga nidra, a special form of mindfulness training, could enhance sleep, cognition, learning, and also memory, even for beginners.
The experiment involved a two-week intervention with novice practitioners.
Results showed an increase in the percentage of delta-waves during deep sleep, and improvements in various cognitive abilities.
Relaxation Matters
Unlike more physically active forms of yoga, yoga nidra induces a state of conscious relaxation while lying down.
This new experiment used objective polysomnographic measures for sleep and a battery of cognitive tests, providing more reliable data than previous subjective reports.
The findings highlight that yoga nidra is a cost-effective and accessible method for improving sleep quality and also cognitive performance.
Previously, we talked about self-discipline.
