The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
How long do you have to do NSDR before you experience those benefits? There, I would say the first time and every time, because it's so deeply relaxing that you emerge from it feeling quite restored relative to how you went into it.
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NSDR is a wonderfully restorative tool. This has been demonstrated many times over now through quality peer-reviewed science, and there are neurochemical benefits, and there are physical benefits, and there are certainly psychological benefits.
Do NSDR once a day for either 10 minutes. If you have the time to do 20-30 minutes or an hour, you will see even more positive effects. It has been shown in these research studies to replenish dopamine, levels of confidence, cognitive ability, et cetera, and sense of motivation.
So this is a really powerful, zero cost tool for re-upping or replenishing that dopamine reserve. So this is something to do every day, especially when you're not feeling depleted. It has been shown in these research studies to replenish dopamine, levels of confidence, cognitive ability, et cetera, and sense of motivation.
and this is why I say that nsdr is useful for restoring mental and physical Vigor which translates to this idea that dopamine prepares us for or as a reservoir for potential movement typically toward rewards