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New studies on the brain and Yoga…

http://brainblogger.com/2007/06/25/yoga-increases-gaba-levels-in-brain/

http://media-newswire.com/release_1052922.html

I like when Science challenges Spiritual practice - including Yoga. Not because Yoga wins or scores credibility points. After all, we learned recently from a study on prayer that patients did not necessarily improve when prayed for.  Read about that here or here. Not that the study would stop me from sending blessings to a friend.

Instead, I am pleased when researchers decide to put Yoga to the Scientific Method because it means there is an interest or a push to understand more deeply. If researchers didn’t give a damn about Yoga, it just might remain in the realm of mystery or smoke and mirrors and the wisdom of Yoga would benefit only those who experience the wisdom of it every time they practice. Continue reading “Science Meets Yoga”