Decrease in serum cortisol during yoga exercise is correlated with alpha wave activation. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Decrease in serum cortisol during yoga exercise is correlated with alpha wave activation.
Percept Mot Skills. 2000 Jun;90(3 Pt 1):1027-32. PMID: 10883793
We examined changes in brain waves and blood levels of serum cortisol during yoga exercise in 7 yoga instructors and found that alpha waves increased and serum cortisol decreased. These two measures were negatively correlated (r = -.83). Comparison with a control group of nonpractitioners is desirable.