Indian Journal of Science and Technology
January 29, 2023
Division Of Yoga And Physical Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (svyasa), Bengaluru, India, B P Ushamohan, Yamini Belur et al.
2 citations
Background: Bhramari pranayama, a yogic technique comprises a selfvocalized humming sound emulating a female bumblebee. Attention to this sound leads to a meditative state. The component of its stimuli, the sustained self-evoked humming sound with breath control, is overt unlike the stimuli of most of the meditations. These observable and measurable components of Bhramari pranayama offer a rare...
International Journal of Yoga - Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology
July 1, 2020
B. Ushamohan, A. Rajasekaran, Yamini Belur et al.
7 citations
Bhramari Pranayama is said to be an aid to attain Samadhi or contemplative absorption. It is a yogic technique that comprises attending to self-produced sound emulating a bumblebee along with breath control. The vibration of sound produced is the aid to enhance the level of consciousness to reach the state of Samadhi. In this review, an attempt has been made to understand the processing of...
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
April 1, 2016
Kuldeep K Kushwah, Thaiyar M Srinivasan, Hongasandra R Nagendra et al.
Background: Meditation techniques are known to elicit relaxation response in which moving meditation which combines the practice of yoga postures and guided relaxation is known as Cyclic Meditation reported helpful in reducing the sympathetic arousal and improving health of practitioners. Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of Cyclic Meditation on stress and...
Journal of Religion and Health
October 1, 2015
Hemant Bhargav, Aarti Jagannathan, Nagarathna Raghuram et al.
Many aspects of spiritual experience are similar in form and content to symptoms of psychosis. Both spiritually advanced people and patients suffering from psychopathology experience alterations in their sense of 'self.' Psychotic experiences originate from derangement of the personality, whereas spiritual experiences involve systematic thinning out of the selfish ego, allowing individual...
International Journal of Yoga
August 26, 2015
Thaiyar M Srinivasan
Byline: T. Srinivasan Instability in body-mind gives rise to self-discovery and an altered state of consciousness. This is the experience of most people. Especially, when the instability portends facing bodily death, one's inner search is intense, and one may go through depression, despair and denial. In such extreme cases, a model for the human existence is important. It has been said that...