A fMRI Study of Stages of Yoga Meditation Described in Traditional Texts

Shirley Telles^1,2*, Nilkamal Singh¹, K.V. Naveen², Singh Deepeshwar², Subramanya Pailoor², N.K. Manjunath², Lija George^2,3, Rose Dawn³ and Acharya Balkrishna¹

¹Patanjali Research Foundation, Haridwar, India, E-mail: nilkamal@singh.in

²ICMR Center for Advanced Research in Yoga and Neurophysiology, S-VYASA, Bengaluru, India, E-mail: nilkamal@singh.in

³Department of Neuro-imaging and Interventional Radiology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India, E-mail: nilkamal@singh.in

^*Corresponding Author: Shirley Telles, Patanjali Research Foundation, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249405, India, Tel: +91 01334 244805, Fax: +91-1334-24008 Email: