International Journal of Circumpolar Health
March 21, 2024
Jan Czarnecki, K. Nowakowska-Domagała, Łukasz Mokros
ABSTRACT A polar plunge is a term referring to an ice-cold water immersion (CWI), usually in the winter period. It is also a part of a specific training program (STP) which currently gains popularity worldwide and was proven to display paradigm-shifting characteristics. The aim of this study was to compare the indices of mental functioning (including depression, anxiety, mindfulness) and...
Research Square
February 22, 2024
Martha N. Havenith, Max Leidenberger, Jelena Brasanac et al.
3 citations
preprint
Abstract Altered states of consciousness (ASCs), induced e.g. by psychedelics, show great potential to treat widespread mental health disorders like depression and PTSD. However, access to such treatments is restricted by legal, medical, and financial barriers. Here, we explore the potential of circular breathwork to serve as an accessible, non-pharmacological alternative to engage similar...
Journal of Mountain Research
2024
Jairam Kushwaha, Vatsala Thapliyal, Lakshmikant Nagar et al.
Well-being, reflecting health, happiness and prosperity, is crucial for quality of life. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of pranayama and mindfulness (vipassana) meditation for improving well-being of university students. In this single-blind randomized control trial, 150 undergraduate students (aged, 18-23 years) were employed. The participants of both genders (male:female = 1:1)...
SUNY Press eBooks
December 31, 2023
Stanislav Grof, Christina Grof
1 citation
The definitive overview of this transformative breathwork. In the second edition of this classic text, Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof describe their groundbreaking form of self-exploration and psychotherapy: holotropic breathwork. Holotropic means "moving toward wholeness," from the Greek holos (whole) and trepein (moving in the direction of). The breathwork utilizes the remarkable healing...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
December 1, 2023
Guy W. Fincham, Amy Kartar, Malin V. Uthaug et al.
41 citations
High Ventilation Breathwork (HVB) refers to practices employing specific volitional manipulation of breathing, with a long history of use to relieve various forms of psychological distress. This paper seeks to offer a consolidative insight into potential clinical application of HVB as a treatment of psychiatric disorders. We thus review the characteristic phenomenological and neurophysiological...
Journal of Integrative Medicine and Research
October 1, 2023
A. Vijay, S. Suganthi, P. Deebika et al.
Background: Lifestyle changes play a major role in the treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of cardiopulmonary disorders. Vibhaga pranayama in combination with other pranayamas has been shown to improve pulmonary function. However, no published study has explored the effects of only Vibhaga pranayama on cardiopulmonary functions either in healthy or in pathological conditions....
MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship
September 1, 2023
Rawiri Waretini-Karena, Julia Wikeepa
This article begins by identifying and defining a range of debilitating disorders— trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalised anxiety—and their symptoms before presenting a statistical analysis to give scope to the impact of the disorders. The article then explores the science behind breathing and breathwork as a valuable antidote to these disorders. The whakapapa of the...
Research Square
February 14, 2023
Frank Sánchez-Quijano, Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés, Julio Eduardo Mazorco-Salas
preprint
Abstract This pilot study aims to compare the effects of mindfulness and holotropic breathwork treatments on adolescents in the rehabilitation process for psychoactive substance use. Participants comprised 18 female adolescents aged 15–18 admitted to the Fundación Grupo de Apoyo, affiliated with the Colombian Family Welfare Institute. The Fundación is dedicated to rehabilitation from,...
Brain Sciences
February 2, 2023
Blerida Banushi, Madeline Brendle, Anya Ragnhildstveit et al.
Anxiety disorders are the most common group of mental disorders, but they are often underrecognized and undertreated in primary care. Dysfunctional breathing is a hallmark of anxiety disorders; however, mainstays of treatments do not tackle breathing in patients suffering anxiety. This scoping review aims to identify the nature and extent of the available research literature on the efficacy of...
Indian Journal of Science and Technology
January 29, 2023
Division Of Yoga And Physical Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (svyasa), Bengaluru, India, B P Ushamohan, Yamini Belur et al.
2 citations
Background: Bhramari pranayama, a yogic technique comprises a selfvocalized humming sound emulating a female bumblebee. Attention to this sound leads to a meditative state. The component of its stimuli, the sustained self-evoked humming sound with breath control, is overt unlike the stimuli of most of the meditations. These observable and measurable components of Bhramari pranayama offer a rare...