21/04/2025
Fundamentals of Yoga, Rammurti S. Mishra.
“Yoganidra is a state of magnetism. Through dharana, dhyana, and samadhi the body, senses, and material mind are magnetized. The whole body is completely anesthe-tized. Even if the heart is operated on and bones are removed from the body, a student of yoganidra does not feel any kind of pain in the state of yoganidra. Yoganidra does not indicate only the sleep due to Yoga, but it is a technical term of Yoga that includes innumerable phenomena and manifestations of Yoga.”
General evidences of yoganidra:
1. A gradual closing of the eyes or motionlessness of the eyes.
2. Half closing of the eyes or quivering of the eyelids.
3. Complete relaxation or rigidity and stiffness of the limbs and other organs.
4. Temporary paralysis of the limbs and body.
5. The face may appear flushed.
6. Sometimes the teeth chatter.
7. Redness and sensation of heat or cold in different parts of the body.
8. Tears in one or both eyes.
9. Lightning around the body and in the body when eyes are closed.
10. Passing of electricity and electric currents in the body.
11. Jerking of body.
12. Different unusual phenomena that resemble delu-sions, illusions, and hallucinations.
