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'Link between "Pranayam" and stress'
However, research has shown that practice of "Sudarshan Kriya" and "Pranayam" (SK&P), processes which control breathing patterns, can lead to a person becoming more alert, focussed and attentive, she said.
"Significant increase in beta activity (a measure of a person's state of alertness) was observed in the left frontal, occipital and mid-line regions of the brain among the teachers compared to controls," she said adding "neurologists
Besides, SK&P also had beneficial effect on the immune system and reduced depression and cholesterol, she said. S C L Gupta, president, Delhi Medical Association (DMA) said "urbanisation stress" in the country was leading to increased precipitation of diabetes in genetically predisposed people. (Agencies) Published on 9th August, 2002
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Researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi have discovered a clear link between rhythmic breathing process and a state of relaxed alertness and recommended the practice of "Pranayam" and "Sudarshan Kriya" for beating stress.
"There is a deep connection between body and mind so whatever affects the mind affects the body, and vice-versa," said Dr Vinod Kochupillai, chief, Rotary Cancer Hospital, AIIMS, noting that stress could aggravate any disease, if not induce it.
To study the long-term effects of SK&P, EEG (electro-encephalogram) changes were recorded on 19 teachers practicing SK&P compared with 15 controls (doctors and researchers from AIIMS not practicing SK&P), Kochupillai said.
interpreted these findings as indicative of heightened alertness."
