Open AccessLongitudinal and immediate effect of Kundalini Yoga on salivary levels of cortisol and activity of alpha-amylase and its effect on perceived stress
Author(s) -
Jocelyn García-Sesnich,
M Garrido Flores,
Marcela Ríos,
Jorge Gamonal Aravena
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_45_16
Subject(s) - alpha amylase , saliva , stress (linguistics) , alpha (finance) , psychology , endocrinology , amylase , clinical psychology , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , philosophy , linguistics , psychometrics , construct validity
Stress is defined as an alteration of an organism's balance in response to a demand perceived from the environment. Diverse methods exist to evaluate physiological response. A noninvasive method is salivary measurement of cortisol and alpha-amylase. A growing body of evidence suggests that the regular practice of Yoga would be an effective treatment for stress.