Yoga in a pill box: Study discovers how the brain controls slow breathing, meditative thoughts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yoga in a pill box: Study discovers how the brain controls slow breathing, meditative thoughts

Hindustan Times  

There’s a specific part of the brain that controls the meditation techniques and the slow breathing in us. Known as the yoga pill, this anti-anxiety drug can initiate slow breathing and calmness in people suffering from anxiety or a panic attack. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, lead of the study, neuroscientist Sung Han said, “This top-down breathing circuit has been a longstanding question in the neuroscience field. It’s exciting to find the neural mechanism to explain how the slowing down of breathing can control negative emotions, like anxiety and fear.” The study is a breakthrough in the field of neuroscience as it discovers a cluster of cells in the brain’s cortex that helps in initiating conscious breathing techniques, instead of the normal breathing that humans and other animals do without a thought. Instead, the yoga pill can only target the brain circuit that is responsible for controlled and conscious breathing and help address anxiety and panic attacks more effectively.

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Prescribing calmness: Could a pill provide the benefits of yoga?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Prescribing calmness: Could a pill provide the benefits of yoga?

Firstpost  

There may soon be a revolutionary pill for those with anxiety and stress disorders that simulates the calmness of yoga. Researchers have made significant progress in understanding how our brains regulate breathing, putting them on the path of creating this fascinating drug Xanax and Lexapro are common anti-anxiety medications that target several brain regions that regulate behaviour and mental processes. …

Breakthrough brain discovery may lead to ‘yoga pill’, scientists say
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Breakthrough brain discovery may lead to ‘yoga pill’, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A breakthrough brain circuit discovery may lead to new treatments for …

Yoga in a pill? Groundbreaking research might bring about prescription calmness
4 months ago

Yoga in a pill? Groundbreaking research might bring about prescription calmness

LA Times  

A pill that provides the benefits of breathing and instant relaxation that could soothe such an anxiety attack is at the center of groundbreaking research. Scientists some day hope to create such a tablet they’re already calling the “yoga pill.” Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Scientists may have discovered a pathway to such a solution, which …

A “yoga pill” to end anxiety? Neuroscientists discover a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress
4 months ago

A “yoga pill” to end anxiety? Neuroscientists discover a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress

LA Times  

Your heart is racing, your arms are tingling and your breathing is shallow. Sung Han, senior author of the study, says he’d like to one day see a “yoga pill,” as he calls it, on the market to ease anxiety. That’s the aforementioned “circuit.” The discovery validates soothing behavioral practices such as yoga, mindfulness and even “box breathing” — the …

Every breath you take
1 year, 1 month ago

Every breath you take

New Indian Express  

Breathwork, often underestimated by those unfamiliar with its potential, offers a remarkable avenue for altering one’s physiological state simply by modifying the rhythm of inhalation and exhalation. While breathing is an involuntary process, deliberate techniques, such as moon breathing exemplifies the profound impact breathwork can have on mental wellbeing and sleep. According to Manan Tripathi, a yoga teacher and breathwork …

How Weeks of Yogic Care Helped Me Win Over My Mental Health Battles - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

How Weeks of Yogic Care Helped Me Win Over My Mental Health Battles - News18

News 18  

Trauma from unforeseen events such as a loss of any kind, a serious health diagnosis, or betrayal can cause a mental setback and even the strongest amongst us are likely to buckle under prolonged exposure to multiple stressors. Amid this search, arises a question — When Yoga can help prevent illness by keeping the mind calm, can it also be …

Yoga exercises for lowering heart disease risk factors
1 year, 6 months ago

Yoga exercises for lowering heart disease risk factors

Hindustan Times  

Stress is a term frequently used in our modern lives to describe the overwhelming feelings many of us experience even though it is casually thrown around as though it's a normal part of existence however, the reality is quite different where living in a constant state of stress can lead to various medical complications for the mind, body and psyche. …

Yoga Day: Amitabh Bachchan, Dia Mirza stress on breathing asanas amid Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Yoga Day: Amitabh Bachchan, Dia Mirza stress on breathing asanas amid Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

If you are looking to regain stamina and immunity amid Covid-19 pandemic, search no further as Bollywood celebrities got you sorted with a plethora of Yoga exercise suggestions on International Yoga Day 2021 this Monday but Amitabh Bachchan and Dia Mirza’s recent fitness motivation is not only for beginners level but also handy in current health crisis. Stressing importance of …

These Breathing Exercises Can Help you Cope with Anxiety, Relieve Stress
4 years, 6 months ago

These Breathing Exercises Can Help you Cope with Anxiety, Relieve Stress

News 18  

Anxiety is the feeling of fear and uneasiness in situations of stress. Some of the symptoms of an anxiety disorder are: -Increased blood pressure -Nausea -Over-worries and restlessness -Increased irritability -Difficulty in concentration -Sleep disorder -Panic attacks While it is advisable to seek medical help, there are some basic breathing techniques that can be practiced whenever you feel anxious and …

This Is Your Brain and Body on Yoga and Meditation: 4 Powerful Scientific Findings
9 years, 5 months ago

This Is Your Brain and Body on Yoga and Meditation: 4 Powerful Scientific Findings

Huff Post  

The many benefits of yoga, a 5,000-year-old discipline, are finally getting support from modern science. If you've ever taken a vinyasa class or spent time meditating, you may be familiar with the even-keeled buzz often referred to in the yoga world as "yoga bliss" or "yoga high." Yoga gets on your nerves, in the best way The human body is …

Harvard yoga scientists find proof of meditation benefit
11 years, 4 months ago

Harvard yoga scientists find proof of meditation benefit

Live Mint  

London: Scientists are getting close to proving what yogis have held to be true for centuries—yoga and meditation can ward off stress and disease. John Denninger, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, is leading a five-year study on how the ancient practices affect genes and brain activity in the chronically stressed. His latest work follows a study he and others …

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