Kundalini yoga meditation for complex psychiatric disorders by Aarti Jagannathan

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Kundalini Yoga for Post-Treatment Lyme Disease: A Preliminary Randomized Study by Lilly Murray, Charles Alexander, Clair Bennett, Mara Kuvaldina, Gurucharan Khalsa, Brian Fallon

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Chinese-chi and Kundalini yoga Meditations Effects on the Autonomic Nervous System: Comparative Study by Anilesh Dey, D. K. Bhattacha, D.N. Tibarewala, Nilanjan Dey, Amira Ashour, Dac-Nhuong Le, Evgeniya Gospodinova, Mitko Gospodinov

“…Chinese Chi-meditation and Kundalini yoga are two different effective meditation techniques. …”
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The visibility graph analysis of heart rate variability during chi meditation and Kundalini Yoga techniques by Mahda Nasrolahzadeh, Zeynab Mohammadpoory, Javad Haddadnia

“…The visibility graph (VG) of the heart rate series is proposed as a quantitative method to differentiate subjects in rest and meditation periods of two techniques: Chi meditation and Kundalini Yoga meditation. Differential complexities between the two mentioned states are quantified using the power of scale-freeness (PS) and the graph index complexity (GIC) in VG. …”
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Kundalini Yoga Intervention Increases Hippocampal Volume in Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Marim Ibrahim, Joseph Therriault, Vasavan P Nair, Elena Dikaios, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Ishan C Walpola, Soham Rej, Michael Lifshitz

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Longitudinal and immediate effect of Kundalini Yoga on salivary levels of cortisol and activity of alpha-amylase and its effect on perceived stress by Jocelyn N García-Sesnich, Mauricio Garrido Flores, Marcela Hernández Ríos, Jorge Gamonal Aravena

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Kundalini Yoga Meditation Versus the Relaxation Response Meditation for Treating Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial by David Shannahoff-Khalsa, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, Rodrigo Yacubian Fernandes, Carlos A. de B. Pereira, John S. March, James F. Leckman, Shahrokh Golshan, Shahrokh Golshan, Mário S.R. Vieira, Guilherme V. Polanczyk, Euripedes C. Miguel, Roseli G. Shavitt

“…Previous research (one open, one randomized clinical trial) has demonstrated that Kundalini Yoga (KY) meditation can lead to an improvement in symptoms of obsessive-compulsive severity. …”
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Effects of yoga, strength training and advice on back pain: a randomized controlled trial by Elisabeth Björk Brämberg, Gunnar Bergström, Irene Jensen, Jan Hagberg, Lydia Kwak

“…After screening, the participants were randomized to kundalini yoga, strength training or evidence-based advice. …”
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FEATURES OF THE ALPHA ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN ON THE BACKGROUND OF MEDITATIVEPSYCHOLOGICAL TRAINING by A. S. Yanina

“…The given material allows to recommend psychological training (meditation techniques of Kundalini yoga) to reduce the level of fatigue and correction of psycho-emotional excitation.…”
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Quantitative assessment of Heart Rate Dynamics during meditation: An ECG based study with Multi-fractality and visibility graph by Anirban eBhaduri, Dipak eGhosh, Dipak eGhosh

“…The data used are the instantaneous heart rate (in beats/minute) of subjects performing Kundalini Yoga and Chi meditation from PhysioNet. The results show consistent differences between the quantitative parameters obtained by both the analysis techniques. …”
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Bayesian model averaging for nonparametric discontinuity design. by Max Hinne, David Leeftink, Marcel A J van Gerven, Luca Ambrogioni

“…We demonstrate the usage of BNDD in simulations, and apply the framework to determine the effect of running for political positions on longevity, of the effect of an alleged historical phantom border in the Netherlands on Dutch voting behaviour, and of Kundalini Yoga meditation on heart rate.…”
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Meditation-Induced Coherence and Crucial Events by Rohisha Tuladhar, Gyanendra Bohara, Paolo Grigolini, Bruce J. West

“…This theoretical development affords a method of statistical analysis that establishes a quantitative approach to the evaluation of the stress reduction realized by the practice of Chi meditation and Kundalini Yoga.…”
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Modern Transformations of <i>sādhanā</i> as Art, Study, and Awareness: Religious Experience and Hindu Tantric Practice by Jeffrey C. Ruff

“…Traditional situations include direct transmission from a guru (śaktipāta), self-awakening through the practice of kuṇḍalinī-yoga or haṭhayoga, and direct acts of grace (anugraha) from the goddess or god. …”
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I before He : the Tirumantiram's path to body-centric spiritual liberation by Venkat, Pranav

“…The text clearly lays down a path that first emphasises steadying the body and turning the focus of the mind inwards by using bodily practices such as breathing exercises, the recitation of mantras and meditation, before it goes on to elaborate extensively on Kundalini yoga allowing divine energy to travel up from the base of the spine to the head, which can supposedly facilitate self-realisation. …”
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A systematic review of the health effects of yoga for people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia by Diana Karamacoska, Tiffany Tan, Danielle C. Mathersul, Angelo Sabag, Michael de Manincor, Dennis Chang, Genevieve Z. Steiner-Lim

“…Four studies each implemented Kundalini yoga and chair yoga, while two employed Hatha yoga. …”
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The time scales of irreversibility in spontaneous brain activity are altered in obsessive compulsive disorder by Davide Bernardi, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, Jeff Sale, Jon A. Wright, Luciano Fadiga, Luciano Fadiga, David Papo, David Papo

“…Some of these differences were reduced by 1-year of Kundalini Yoga meditation treatment. Taken together, these results suggest that OCD alters the dynamic attractor of the brain's resting state and hint at a possible novel neurophysiological characterization of this psychiatric disorder and how this therapy can possibly modulate brain function.…”
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The journey within : a meditative representation by Mahendran, Kalaimathi

“…This is referenced with visual references as systems known as kundalini yoga already having been developed in the 18th to 19th century. …”
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Cognitive and immunological effects of yoga compared to memory training in older women at risk for alzheimer’s disease by Adrienne Grzenda, Prabha Siddarth, Michaela M. Milillo, Yesenia Aguilar-Faustino, Dharma S. Khalsa, Helen Lavretsky

“…We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to assess the efficacy of Kundalini yoga training (KY) compared to memory enhancement training (MET) on mood and cognitive functioning in a group of older women with CVRFs and SCD (clinicaltrials.gov = NCT03503669). …”
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Neurochemical and Neuroanatomical Plasticity Following Memory Training and Yoga Interventions in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Hongyu Yang, Amber M Leaver, Prabha Siddarth, Pattharee Paholpak, Pattharee Paholpak, Linda Ercoli, Natalie St. Cyr, Harris Anthony Eyre, Harris Anthony Eyre, Harris Anthony Eyre, Harris Anthony Eyre, Katherine L Narr, Dharma S Khalsa, Helen Lavretsky

“…For both interventions, participants completed either MET training or Kundalini yoga for 60-min sessions over 12 weeks, with 12-min daily homework assignments. …”
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