background: healthy lifestyle and ineffective coping strategies are deemed significant variables among patients with hypertension . this study attempted to determine the status of these variables following intervention via the mindfulness-based stress-reduction program ( mbsrp) in patients with hypertension. method : this study was a randomized clinical trial. the study sample, consisting of 30...

The Way to Self-knowledge From the Unseen The Wonder of the Brain Kundalini for the New Age Introduction There are few subjects relating to spiritual development so critically important and yet so incompletely understood as Yoga. Although the interest in Yoga that started in the West during the 1960's has abated to some degree, the teaching of the various forms of the discipline has become well...

This is the first in vivo demonstration of an association between endogenous neurotransmitter release and conscious experience. Using 11C-raclopride PET we demonstrated increased endogenous dopamine release in the ventral striatum during Yoga Nidra meditation. Yoga Nidra is characterized by a depressed level of desire for action, associated with decreased blood flow in prefrontal, cerebellar an...

thousands of years ago yoga originated in india, and in present day and age, an alarming awareness was observed in health and natural remedies among people by yoga and pranayama which has been proven an effective method for improving health in addition to prevention and management of diseases. with increasing scientific research in yoga, its therapeutic aspects are also being explored. yoga is ...

Background: While core stabilization techniques, abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) have recently been recognized as a powerful technique to mitigate or improve various medical conditions, the issue of whether the cortical or subcortical neural network contributes to dynamic neuromuscular core stabilization (yoga-like DNS breathing vs. ADIM) remai...

over the past decades, yoga has become part of the Zeitgeist of affluent western societies, drawing housewives and hipsters, new agers and the old-aged, and body culture and corporate culture into a multibillion-dollar synergy. Like every indian cultural artifact that it has embraced, the West views indian yoga as an ancient, unchanging tradition, based on revelations received by the Vedic sage...

In the contemporary world, Yoga and Yogic exercises have assumed a pivotal role in promoting well-rounded health-conscious lifestyle. Indeed, empowers individuals to lead lives imbued with meaning robust health modern age. Rooted history spanning over 5000 years, transcends being merely an ancient tradition; it embodies scientific approach replete practical remedies for addressing wide spectrum...

In the current paper, we first evaluate the suitability of traditional serial reaction time (SRT) and artificial grammar learning (AGL) experiments for measuring implicit learning of social signals. We then report the results of a novel sequence learning task which combines aspects of the SRT and AGL paradigms to meet our suggested criteria for how implicit learning experiments can be adapted t...

Introduction: The chronic nature of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), have can leave devastating effects on quality of life and fatigue. The present research aimed to study the effect of group Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and conscious yoga program on the quality of life and fatigue severity among patients with MS. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental with intervention and control gro...