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Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) improves sleep quality and reduces stress, anxiety, and chronic pain in diverse populations

This narrative review of 21 clinical studies found that MSRT, a yoga-based guided meditative technique, significantly reduced anxiety, stress, and chronic pain, and improved sleep quality. It also enhanced cognitive performance, autonomic balance, cardiovascular health, and respiratory function, and supported smoking cessation.

Last updated: Aug 9, 2026•0 RCTs•📖 Read as article →

Evidence Score

Evidence Score32/100
Human RCT☆☆☆☆☆
Meta-analysis☆☆☆☆☆
Mechanism★★★★★
Safety★★★★☆
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Study Evidence

Study 1. Therapeutic Evaluation of Mind Sound Resonance Technique (A Guided Yogic Meditative Technique) on Human Psychophysiology - A Narrative Review.

observational

Girishankara KSM, Shetty S, Shetty P, Akshatha R · International journal of yoga (2026)

Participants: N/A
Duration: N/A
Intervention: Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT), a guided yogic meditative practice involving mantra chanting and relaxation
Outcome: Sleep quality, anxiety, stress, chronic pain, cognitive performance, autonomic balance, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory function, mindfulness, emotion regulation, smoking cessation
Effect Size: N/A
Population: Diverse populations from 21 clinical studies, including RCTs, quasi-experimental, pre-post, and case studies

Result:

PubMed: 42553883DOI: 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_39_25

Mechanism Graph

MSRT harmonizes the Manomaya Kosha (mental/emotional layer)
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Regulates autonomic nervous system (ANS) functions
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Modulates hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
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Result: Reduced stress, anxiety, improved sleep and overall health

Limitations

  • ⚠Narrative review, not a systematic review or meta-analysis, so no pooled effect sizes or quantitative synthesis
  • ⚠Heterogeneous study designs (RCTs, quasi-experimental, pre-post, case studies) limit comparability and generalizability
  • ⚠Potential publication bias as studies sourced from Google Scholar, PubMed, and PubMed Central without grey literature search

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT)?▼

MSRT is a yoga-based guided meditative practice that combines mantra chanting and relaxation techniques to harmonize the mind and body, particularly targeting psychosomatic disorders.

Does MSRT improve sleep quality?▼

Yes, according to this review, MSRT was associated with improved sleep quality among participants in the included studies.

What health outcomes does MSRT affect?▼

MSRT was shown to reduce anxiety, stress, and chronic pain, improve cognitive performance, cardiovascular health (lowered blood pressure and heart rate), respiratory function, and support smoking cessation.

Is MSRT a safe intervention?▼

MSRT is described as a holistic, noninvasive intervention, suggesting it is safe, but the review does not report adverse effects or safety data.

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References

  1. 1.Girishankara KSM, Shetty S, Shetty P, Akshatha R. "Therapeutic Evaluation of Mind Sound Resonance Technique (A Guided Yogic Meditative Technique) on Human Psychophysiology - A Narrative Review.." International journal of yoga, 2026. PMID: 42553883 DOI: 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_39_25
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