Hearing with the Skin…Listening with the Eyes

For those of you who have been practicing iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation even for a short while, I imagine you've experienced the whole body as an organ of perception.

Well, for those of us who like to share a little scientific sweetener with the spiritual wisdom embedded in iRest, here's a link to an article in US News and World Report about a research study recently published in Nature.

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/11/25/your-skin-...

And here's a 7 second video illustrating the sound illusion of the "McGurk Effect". First listen while you watch the video. Then, close your eyes and only listen as you play the video again. Do you notice a difference? Leave me a comment and let me know...