The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra

Yoga nidra, also known as ‘yogic sleep’, is a simplified form of an ancient tantric relaxation technique. The most general description of the practice is that it combines guided mental imagery with a specific yoga posture called Shavasana (or “corpse pose”). The goal of yoga nidra is to promote a pr...

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Published in:Sleep and vigilance 2022-06, Vol.6 (1), p.61-84
Main Authors: Pandi-Perumal, Seithikurippu R., Spence, David Warren, Srivastava, Neena, Kanchibhotla, Divya, Kumar, Kamakhya, Sharma, Gaurav Saurabh, Gupta, Ravi, Batmanabane, Gitanjali
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Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Consciousness
Fatigue
Medicine/Public Health
Meditation
Neurology
Neurosciences
Psychiatry
Review
Sleep
Yoga
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