| Title: | Certain neuroendocrine responses following the practice of kundalini yoga |
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| Author: | Devi, SK Chansouria, JPN Malhotra, OP Udupa, KN |
| Mediagroup: | journal article |
| Publisher: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Alternative Medicine |
| Jahr: | 1985 |
| Band: | 1 |
| Heft: | 3 |
| Seiten: | 247-256 |
| Language: | englisch |
| Abstract: | In the present study, blood and urine samples were collected from normal healthy volunteers before and after 3 and 6 months practice of Kundalini yoga. Simultaneously, the electroencephalogram (EEG), pulse rate and blood pressure were also measured in these volunteers. In blood, serotonin, melatonin, .gamma.-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate, insulin and monoamine oxidase (MAO) were estimated while in urine 5-hydroxyindoleactic acid (5-HIAA) was determined. Following the practice of Kundalini yoga for 3 and 6 months, the plasma serotonin, melatonin and GABA levels were increased along with the lowering of plasma insulin, monoamine oxidase, glutamate and urinary 5-hydroxyindoleactic acid levels. A simultaneous decrease in the pulse rate and blood pressure were also observed in these volunteers. The EEG .alpha.-activity was found to be increased and regular after practice of Kundalini yoga. Besides, the volunteers experienced some subjective improvements after 6 months practice of Kundalini yoga. The changes tend to suggest that the practice of Kundalini yoga influences the entire neuroendocrine system in the body. |