Sahaja yoga (SY) is a unique meditative technique that has both spiritual and mundane
aspects. Although SY has generally been regarded as a practice of spiritual and mental
well-being, it is also closely associated with a variety of subtle influences on some
organ systems. SY has been suggested to have some beneficial effects in a variety
of psycho-somatic diseases [
[1]
]. Besides subtle effects throughout the whole body, sympatho-vagal regulation associated
with SY technique has been proposed as the direct evidence of its beneficial effects
on some organ systems including cardiovascular system etc. As described below,SY practice
may be regarded as an adjunctive option for the management of a variety of cardiac
arrhythmias primarily on the basis of its potential effects on the autonomic nervous
system largely through unknown mechanisms.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: August 02, 2011
Accepted:
July 3,
2011
Received:
June 29,
2011
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© 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
