Effects of Maharishi Yoga Asanas on Mood States, Happiness, and Experiences during Meditation.
International Journal of Yoga January 1, 2018 Sonja Gobec, Frederick Travis
A 4-week course of Maharishi Yoga Asanas, a specific set of postures, led to significant increases in happiness and improvements in sense of personal self, transpersonal qualities, and transpersonal self during Transcendental Meditation practice. The study matched 13 college students taking the yoga course with 13 students taking other courses, measuring mood states, happiness, and meditation depth before and after the course. Results suggest these yoga postures influence deeper levels of subjectivity beyond just body and mind.