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Pranayama and brain correlates
TM Srinivasan
Director of Institutional Laboratory, The Fetzer Institute, 9292 W. K L Avenue, Kalamazoo, M. I. 49009, USA
Correspondence Address:
T M Srinivasan
Director of Institutional Laboratory, The Fetzer Institute, 9292 W. K L Avenue, Kalamazoo, M. I. 49009
USA
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Many yogic methods emphasis control and suspension of breath as important components of the path to transcendence. However, the Pranayamas are varied and their role of both improve the physical aspects of breathing and for calming the mind, the latter being very important in the management of many phycosomatic disorders. Different types of Pranayama seem to influence the brain functioning in specific ways. Since the breath seems to link the body and the mind, it is possible to study this link by studying the effect of Pranayama on some brain functioning. This report document some of the recent observations of EEG changes during different types of Pranayama and their significance in health and diseases. |
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