Yoga Nidra and Dopamine Levels

I love that science is proving what the ancients already knew!!!
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Practicing Yoga Nidra regularly has a profound effect on your overall health and well-being-not only your dopamine levels!
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Kjaer, et al. (2002). Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness.
Cognitive brain research.

Fialoke, S., et al. (2024). Functional connectivity changes in meditators and novices during yoga nidra practice.
Scientific Reports.

Krishnakumar, D., et al. (2015).
Meditation and Yoga can Modulate
Brain Mechanisms that affect Behavior and Anxiety-A Modern Scientific Perspective. Ancient science.

Balasubramaniam, M., et al. (2013).
Yoga on our minds: a systematic review of yoga for neuropsychiatric disorders. Frontiers in psychiatry.
Hölzel, B. et al. (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry research.
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How cool is that?!
Hope to share the practice with you soon!
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