Materials and Methods: Subjects were divided into two groups of 30 each. Group A (control group) comprised nonobese normotensive subjects, and group B comprised prehypertensive obese subjects. Pulmonary and cardiovascular parameters were recorded using computerized spirometer and impedance cardiovasograph, respectively. After training of Kapalabhati pranayama, subjects of group B practiced it f...

Asymmetrical shoulder, thoracic and buttock pressure affect ipsilateral nasal resistance, autonomic tone, and hemisphericity. This factor must be taken into consideration when conducting psychological experimentation, and, in fact, may have confounded much prior research. Badawi, K., R. K. Wallace, and D. Orme-Johnson, et al. Electrophysiologic characteristics of respiratory suspension periods ...

Yoga is a mind-body practice that encompasses a system of postures (asana), deep breathing (pranayama), and meditation. Over 36 million Americans practice yoga of which the majority are reproductive-aged women. Literature to support this practice is limited, albeit on the rise. A prenatal yoga practice has been shown to benefit women who suffer from anxiety, depression, stress, low back pain, a...

Abstract In the absence of information about role breathing as part contemplative exercises medieval English mystics, this essay investigates instead modern-day practices advocated by teachers brass instruments and spiritual movements. Arnold Jacobs Michel Ricquier offer techniques for use musicians that share revealing characteristics with proponents Holotropic Breathwork, itself influenced pr...