The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra

Seithikurippu R. Pandi‐Perumal1, D. Warren Spence2, Neena Srivastava3, Divya Kanchibhotla4, Kamakhya Kumar5, Gaurav Saurabh Sharma6, Ravi Gupta6, Gitanjali Batmanabane7
1Somnogen Canada Inc, College Street, Toronto, ON, M6H 1C5, Canada
2Independent Researcher, 652 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON, M6K 2b4, Canada
3Department of Physiology, King George’s Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
4Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, The Art of Living International Center, 21st KM Kanakapura Road, Udaypura, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560082, India
5Department of Yogic Science, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar, India
6Department of Psychiatry and Division of Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Veerbhadra Marg, Rishikesh, 249203, India
7All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), AIIMS Road, Patrapada, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India

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