Yoga nidra might be a path to better sleep and improved memory
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Yoga nidra might be a path to better sleep and improved memory
Functional brain imaging studies suggest that deep meditative states achieved through yoga and other spiritual practices are associated with metabolic changes in brain regions involved in sustained attention
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The study found that mindfulness helped the nurses experience fewer negative emotions and less rumination — repetitive negative thinking.
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Research shows that practises like yoga and meditation that help us to focus our attention on the present moment, are especially powerful in restructuring the brain.
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Moreover, there is increased brain wave coherence, which also improves attention span, creativity, learning ability, and memory retrieval. Also, the effects of meditation last into our daily activity, and soon our activity becomes saturated and influenced by the qualities of the unified field. This is because by experientially knowing something we
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Neuroplasticity only occurs after focused attention during rest or sleep. Diffused thinking is also consolidating the memory and skill pathways (no duration, path and outcome).
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By boosting the electrical quality of deep-sleep brainwave activity, the researchers almost doubled the number of facts that individuals were able to recall the following day, relative to those participants who received no stimulation.
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The rejuvenating effects of sleep are due to man’s temporary unawareness of body and breathing. The sleeping man becomes a yogi;
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You can even meditate while sleeping or dreaming. As you fall asleep, you can either rest your mind in objectless meditation or gently rest your attention on the feeling of sleepiness.