What actually happens in the brain and body during yoga nidra?

Can lying still, doing “nothing,” change stress, inflammation and mental health?

Join us for a free one-hour talk with neuroscientist and yoga therapist Carola Chiarpenello, sharing findings from her PhD research at King’s College London — the first randomised controlled trial investigating the psychoneuroimmunology of yoga nidra in people living with chronic stress and inflammation.

Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, immunology, endocrinology and contemplative practice, Carola will explore how yoga nidra may influence the nervous system, brain activity, stress physiology and wellbeing — what the study found, where the evidence is strong, where questions remain, and what it all means for practitioners, teachers, and anyone curious about mind–body science.

No background in science or yoga needed. Just curiosity.

🌀 Thursday 20.08, 16–17h 📍 Mandala Sagres ✨ Free · all are welcome

Save this, bring a friend, and come rest your nervous system with us.