EFFECT OF BHRAMARI PRANAYAMA ON HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS: A SYSTEMIC REVIEW
Era's Journal of Medical Research June 1, 2024 DOI: 10.24041/ejmr2024.13 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Healthy volunteers |
| Intervention | Bhramari pranayama |
| Topics | Breathwork |
| Key findings | Bhramari pranayama reduces stress, anxiety, and blood pressure, and improves concentration, attention span, and working memory. |
Abstract
Yoga is a branch of science which deals with facilitating homeostasis. Yoga has further sub divided into many branches in which pranayama is one of the branches. Pranayama played an important role as well as is a remotest favorable to human beings to balance physical and mental health. Pranayama is sub classified and within which commonest practiced is the Bhramari pranayama. It is evidenced that practicing yogic exercise improves cardiac, respiratory as well as mental state of human being and improvise healthy human being as by reducing stress over various systems which is done by increasing the vagal tone. There is an evidence-based study proves that practicing deep breathing yogic exercise along with meditation results in better memory, capacity of concentration, span of attention and level of consciousness. During present scenario where everyone is running with a tight schedule, full of stress to get rid of these situations, incorporating of yoga for lifestyle management has been played an important role.Aim of existing research is to achieve effect of Bhramari pranayama on healthy volunteers and also enlighten the effect on cognitive function, cardiovascular, respiratory stress. Material and
Method: This study included 28 articles from 1992 to 2023. The respective studies suggested about the methodology, objectives study setting, their findings, intervention last but not the least is the implication these all define their data.
Conclusion: It reduces stress, anxiety, improve concentration as well as attention span, improves the working memory, relaxation of mind that is on cognitive function. Even reduced the blood pressure and heart rate.
Results: The papers which were included depict the practice of bhramari pranayama as well as their advantages on physiological function of various system.