The Science of Breath: Types of Pranayama and Scientific Approach to Practice
The Science of Breath: Types of Pranayama and Scientific Approach to Practice Prof. Yamini Bhushan Tripathi, PhD Biochemistry and Diploma in yoga Chief Scientist & CEO, Yamini Innovations LLP, Varanasi, India Former Dean of the faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India, yamini30@gmail.com We breathe roughly 22,000 times a day. Yet, how often do we realise that each breath holds the remote control to our blood pressure, heart rate, and stress levels? Long before modern clinical trials, ancient seers identified this profound biological connection. Today, cutting-edge neurophysiology, sports medicine, and chronobiology fully validate what they termed Pranayama . Universal Resonance: Shifting from Ritual to Biology Breath control ...