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Oxygen consumption and respiration during and after two yoga relaxation techniques.
Full Abstract
Cyclic meditation (CM) is a technique which combines "stimulating" and "calming" practices, based on a statement in ancient yoga texts suggesting that such a combination may be especially helpful to reach a state of mental equilibrium. The oxygen consumption, breath rate and breath volume of 50 male volunteers (group mean age+/-SD, 27+/-6.3 years) were assessed before, during, and after sessions of CM and sessions of supine rest in the corpse posture (shavasana, SH). The sessions were one day apart and the order was alternated. The oxygen consumption, breath rate and breath volume increased during the "stimulating" practices of CM, returned to the baseline during the "calming" practices, and the oxygen consumption decreased by 19.3 percent below baseline values after CM. During the SH session the oxygen consumption, breath rate and breath volume reduced; however the decrease in oxygen consumption after SH was less than after CM (i.e., 4.8 percent). The results support the idea that a combination of yoga postures with supine rest (in CM) reduces the oxygen consumption more than resting supine alone does.
Author information
Author/s: Sarang, Patil S (PS); Telles, Shirley (S);
Affiliation: Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, #19, Eknath Bhavan, Gavipuram Circle, K. G. Nagar, Bangalore 560 019, India. anvesana(-atsign-)vsnl.com
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback (Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2006-Jun; vol 31 (issue 2) : pp 143-53
Dates: Created 2006/08/30; Completed 2006/12/20;
PMID: 16838123, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)
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