Immediate effect of high-frequency yoga breathing on attention

Immediate effect of high-frequency yoga breathing on attention

Kapalabhati (KPB) is a yoga breathing technique characterized by forceful exhalation and high-frequency breathing, whose name (kapala= forehead, bhati = shining, in Sanskrit) suggests that it stimulates the brain. [1] KPB is being practiced throughout India for health promotion and disease preventio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of medical sciences 2008-01, Vol.62 (1), p.20-22
Hauptverfasser: Telles, Shirley, Raghuraj, P, Arankalle, Dhananjay, Naveen, K.V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Attention - physiology
Cognitive ability
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Respiration
Yoga
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Kapalabhati (KPB) is a yoga breathing technique characterized by forceful exhalation and high-frequency breathing, whose name (kapala= forehead, bhati = shining, in Sanskrit) suggests that it stimulates the brain. [1] KPB is being practiced throughout India for health promotion and disease prevention.
ISSN:0019-5359
1998-3654
DOI:10.4103/0019-5359.38919