Meditation and spiritual practices have moved from the margins of medical interest into the center of contemporary mental health research, with a rapidly growing body of randomized trials, neuroimaging studies, and systematic reviews. Evidence from programs such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, yoga based interventions, Transcendental Meditation, loving kindness practices, and mantra...
BACKGROUND: Athletes are vulnerable to musculoskeletal injuries and psychiatric conditions. Previous studies have reported the benefits of yoga on cognitive functions among healthy children, adults, and the elderly. This pilot study aimed to test the neurocognitive functions among athletes with/without yoga intervention. METHODS: A non-randomized, two-armed parallel-group, single-blind...