Yoga Sagar

SR No.: 014011
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Paramhamsa Satyananda
Publisher: Bihar School of Yoga Munger
Publication Year: 1994
Total Pages: 436
Language: English
Classification: Seminar & Articles
File Size: 24 MB

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YOGA NIDRA AND THE BRAIN
Dr. A. K. Ghosh
We all know that stress is the root cause of mental and physical problems, but we do not know the elaborate mechanisms of it. In 1980, I approached Paramahamsa Satyananda with the small question, "Why does the human being suffer?" He answered, "Go and find out for yourself."
Twelve years have passed, and during these twelve years have made observations in various universities of the world. Mainly I worked in England, at Cambridge and London Universities, and I have come to you with these research papers on my subject and the work that I have done. I have it for you on celluloid transparencies from London as a message for the world, for the people of Bihar, and particularly of Munger. I hope that you will all derive benefits from this.
The work that I have carried out in different parts of Europe, especially in Cambridge and the University of London, can be seen on celluloid so that you may understand the effect of yoga on human physiology, the brain, and other aspects of life. This research proves that yoga is a science of body and mind. Between the mind and body there is a close relationship. When your brain is disturbed, when you are in distress, when you are under tension, what is happening in the brain? Nobody has yet come to know in detail by a topographic map. So the credit goes to our group especially, who did this work on BEAM, or the brain electrical activity map, which is the most sophisticated instrument in the world in understanding the working mechanism of the brain.
I will show you how your stress, which first is received by the brain, influences the pattern of brain activity. You can see it on this map of the brain. One side of the brain is red in color with some yellow; that shows the hyperactivity of the brain. It shows that the person is going through a period of excitement and is very busy or perhaps struggling with the problems of life. On the other side, which was taken when he returns home, the colors in the brain have changed to greens and blues. These demonstrate that he is relatively calm.
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