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2 Scientic evaluation
Experimental evidence of the existence of a fourth state
of unied, transcendental consciousness, which lies in the
yoga nidra state at the transition between sensory and
sleep consciousness, was rst recorded at the Menninger
Foundation in Kansas, United States in 1971.[6] Under
the direction of Dr. Elmer Green, researchers used an
electroencephalograph to record the brainwave activity of
an Indian yogi, Swami Rama, while he progressively relaxed his entire physical, mental and emotional structure
through the practice of yoga nidra.
What they recorded was a revelation to the scientic community. The swami demonstrated the capacity to enter
the various states of consciousness at will, as evidenced by
remarkable changes in the electrical activity of his brain.
Upon relaxing himself in the laboratory, he rst entered
Satyananda used this technique, along with sugges- the yoga nidra state, producing 70% alpha wave discharge
tion, on the child who was to become his successor, for a predetermined 5 minute period, simply by imaginNiranjanananda Saraswati, from the age of four. He ing an empty blue sky with occasional drifting clouds.
claims to have taught him several languages by this Next, Swami Rama entered a state of dreaming sleep
method.
which was accompanied by slower theta waves for 75% of
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See also
Bihar School of Yoga
Dream yoga
Mandukya Upanishad
REFERENCES
sel (yoga)
Richard Miller (psychologist)
4 Notes
[1] http://www.meditationmojo.com/meditation-articles/
advanced-meditation/lucid-sleeping-yoga-nidra
[2] Eileen Rivers, Washington Post Tuesday, May 6, 2008;
Page HE01
[3] Rama, Swami. Mandukya Upanishad: Enlightenment
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[5] http://www.gurumaa.com/yog-nidra-meditation-english.
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[6] Green, E.E., Biofeedback for mind/body self-regulation,
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medicine (1972). The varieties of Healing Experience: exploring psychic phenomena in healing; transcript of the interdisciplinary symposium, Los Altos - Calif., October 30,
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External links
Washington Post Article on study of Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder using Yoga Nidra
Science Direct Study of dopamine response during
Yoga Nidra
Human Brain Mapping Study using PET scans during Yoga Nidra
Pictures of the brains activity during Yoga Nidra
Bindu Magazine article on Yoga Nidra research
from The State University Hospital in Copenhagen
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