Immediate effect of specific nostril manipulating yoga breathing practices on autonomic and respiratory variables

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-75

  Raghuraj, P ^a   Telles, Shirley ^a,b  

^a Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation   (India)

^b Patanjali Yog Peeth Trust Hardwar   (India)

Author keywords

Alternate nostril yoga breathing; Autonomic and respiratory variables; Left nostril yoga breathing; Right nostril yoga breathing; Unilateral nostril yoga breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; YOGA;

EID: 45849141958     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-008-9055-0     Document Type: Article

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