Study of immediate neurological and autonomic changes during kapalbhati pranayama in yoga practitioners

Background: Kapalbhati is a fast pace respiratory exercise or pranayam, which is supposed to be practiced by yogis to clean their brain. Pranayamas are well known to improve heart rate variability (HRV) ultimately leading to better autonomic functions. Other studies have observed the immediate effec...

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Main Authors: Varun Malhotra, Danish Javed, Santosh Wakode, Rajay Bharshankar, Neha Soni, Patrick K Porter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=2;spage=720;epage=727;aulast=Malhotra