Effect of Simplified Kundalini Yoga Meditation on Engineering Students: An EEG Study
Indian Journal of Science and Technology June 27, 2022 Division Of Yoga And Physical Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (svyasa), Bengaluru 560019, Karnataka, India, Raji Venkatesan, Judu Ilavarasu 3 citations
Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) meditation can influence specific brain wave states, including meditation state, low alpha, high gamma, and mid gamma bands, as measured by an EEG device. In a study of 86 technical college students aged 18–19, both a yoga group and a sports group showed significant differences within sessions in EEG meditation state and low alpha state. The sports group showed a significant difference at the end of the session, while the yoga group showed it at the beginning. Between groups, there were baseline differences in high gamma and within-session differences in mid gamma. No significant differences were found for other variables. The authors suggest both meditation and sports can promote positive health in technical educational institutes.