Publications by authors named "Chetan Aacharya"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how different breathing frequencies in yoga (high-frequency vs. low-frequency) impact mood, attention, and other mental states.
- Thirty young adults participated, with one group practicing high-frequency breathing and the other low-frequency breathing on different days, while various physiological and psychological measures were recorded.
- Results showed that high-frequency yoga breathing increased alertness and positive mood but raised diastolic blood pressure, while low-frequency breathing improved relaxation and mental calmness, decreasing systolic blood pressure.
Background: Volitionally modifying respiration leads to changes in middle cerebral arterial (MCA) blood flow. The effect of changes in breath rate on MCA blood flow has not been reported.
Aims And Objectives: To determine the effect of slow (bumblebee yoga breathing) and fast (high frequency yoga breathing) yoga breathing techniques on MCA blood flow and vagally mediated heart rate variability.