DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOGA DOES FOR YOU? – part 4, The Pineal Gland  

As we were discussing in the previous blog, the pineal gland has been described by the master yogis as the door of perception, the connection we have to the cosmos and our highest consciousness. The pineal also controls all the cells of the body by increasing the cell nucleus projection through its vibration. This relates to tangible effects in increased nerve and muscular strength, and sexual function, and the more intangible effect in our extra sensory perception and electro-magnetic field strength. Recently western scientists have been studying melatonin, which is secreted from the pineal gland. Melatonin regulates our sleep patterns, as well as an agent which opens the mind to perceptions of alternate realities. This research was connected to dreaming, the use of hallucinogenic drugs and altered states of consciousness. Yogis do not use drugs, their experiences come from the natural secretion of melatonin, which is increased by chanting mantras, pranayam breathing, asanas, meditation, and diet. This increase in production of melatonin leads to the state of the neutral, meditative mind, which most westerners associate with the religious experience of an epiphany.

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