Improved sleep, cognitive processing and enhanced learning and memory task accuracy with Yoga nidra practice in novices.

ABSTRACT: Complementary and Alternative medicine is known to have health benefits. Yoga nidra practice is an easy-to-do practice and has shown beneficial effects on stress reduction and is found to improve sleep in insomnia patients. Effect of yoga nidra practice on subjective sleep is known but its effect on sleep and cognition objectively is not documented. The aim of the study was to study the effect of yoga nidra practice on cognition and sleep using objective parameters. 41 participants were enrolled, and baseline sleep diary (SD) collected. Participants volunteered for overnight polysomnography (PSG) and cognition testing battery (CTB) comprising of Motor praxis test, emotion recognition task (ERT), digital symbol substitution task, visual object learning task (VOLT), abstract matching (AIM),

SUBMITTER: Datta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718434 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature