Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart, according to research by the European Society of Cardiology.
Dr Naresh Sen, study author, Consultant Cardiologist at HG SMS Hospital, Jaipur, India, said: “We use music therapy in our hospital and in this study we showed that yoga music has a beneficial impact on heart rate variability
before sleeping.”
The study investigated the impact of listening to yoga music, which is a type of soothing or meditative music, before bedtime on heart rate variability. The study included 149 healthy people who participated in three sessions on
separate nights: (1) yoga music before sleep at night; (2) pop music with steady beats before sleep at night; and (3) no music or silence before sleep at night.
The researchers found that anxiety fell significantly after the yoga music, rose significantly post the pop music, and increased after the no music session.
Participants felt significantly more positive after the yoga music than they did after the pop music.
Not sure where to start when it comes to yoga music?
The music by Deva Premal and Miten has been yoga class favourite for many years. The duo have been endorsed by celebrities as varied as Cher, Tony Robbins and the Dalai Lama and their music is based on original chants that are used for meditation, yoga and stress management.
