Middle Latency Auditory Evoked Response during High-frequency Yoga Breathing, Breath Awareness, and Quiet Rest.

Background: Yoga breathing influences cortical activity and, hence, cortico-efferent sensory activity. Previously, slow yoga breathing influenced the components of mid-latency auditory evoked potentials.

Objective: The present study aimed to compare middle latency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEPs) recorded during (i) High-frequency yoga breathing (HFYB), (ii) Breath awareness (BAW), and (iii) Quiet rest (QR) as a control in experienced yoga practitioners.

Motivators, Preferences, and Aspirations of University Students about Studying Yoga: A Survey from India.

Introduction: University students' motivators and preferences for yoga as their course of study can influence their future as yoga instructors and therapists.

Materials And Methods: Six hundred and thirty-six students of both genders (251:385, male: female) from four North Indian universities offering graduate and postgraduate courses in yoga were the respondents to a convenience sampling survey about their preferences and motivators.

Results: The three most common reasons why students chose to study yoga were (i) "I can help many people through knowledge of yoga" (32.

Breath Phase Durations, Affect, and Attention: A Pilot Randomized Crossover Trial.

Objectives: Previously, yoga volitional breathing with low inspiration to expiration ratios (i/e) (as in ) improved cognition and reduced state anxiety. This study compared the effects of low, high and equal i/e ratio breathing on affect and attention.

Material And Methods: Affect, vigor and attention were assessed in forty healthy participants (group mean age± SD; 22.

Yoga Practice and Choices of Foods, Physical Activity, and Leisure: A Convenience Sampling Survey from India.

Background: Previous surveys from countries other than India reported positive health behaviors in yoga practitioners. The present study aimed to determine with respect to yoga practitioners in India: (i) percentages of yoga practitioners who consumed specific foods, had additional physical activity and leisure activity, (ii) the association between these choices and their yoga practice, and (iii) the association of yoga with adding or avoiding specific foods and with meal timings in a day.

Materials And Methods: This convenience hybrid-mode sampling survey was conducted on 551 yoga-experienced persons.

Cerebrovascular Dynamics Associated with Yoga Breathing and Breath Awareness.

Aims: Breath frequency can alter cerebral blood flow. The study aimed to determine bilateral middle cerebral arterial hemodynamics in high-frequency yoga breathing (HFYB) and slow frequency alternate nostril yoga breathing (ANYB) using transcranial Doppler sonography.

Methods: Healthy male volunteers were assessed in two separate trials before, during, and after HFYB (2.