Yoga Nidra May Be a Path to Better Sleep and Improved Memory

Practicing yoga nidra—a type of mindfulness training—may improve sleep, cognition, learning and memory, even in novices, according to a pilot study published in PLOS ONE by Karuna Datta of the Armed Forces Medical College in India, and colleagues. After a two-week intervention with a cohort of novice practitioners, the researchers found that the percentage of ...