Heart rate variability (HRV) has been used as a proxy for health and fitness and indicator of
autonomic regulation and therefore, appears well placed to assess the changes occurring …

Respiration protocols have been developed to manipulate mental states, including their use
for therapeutic purposes. In this systematic review, we discuss evidence that respiration may …

Background: Stress is considered a crucial trigger for physical and mental illness. Stress
reduction is a known long-term benefit of regular Hatha yoga practice. The efficacy of a …

Despite the increasing number of studies examining the effects of mindfulness interventions
on symptoms associated with Bipolar Disorder (BD), the effectiveness of this type of …

Background Yoga exercises are known to decrease stress and restore autonomic balance.
Yet knowledge about the physiological effects of inversion postures is limited. This study …

Objective. To investigate the effect of yoga practice on cognitive skills, autonomic nervous
system, and heart rate variability by analyzing physiological parameters. Methods. The study …

Aims: Breath rate variability (BRV) as an alternate measure of meditation even over a short
duration is proposed. The main objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that BRV is a …

Executive function (EF) is important for physical and mental health of children. Studies have
shown that children with poverty and early life stress have reduced EF. The aim of the study …

Emotional processing in bipolar disorder (BD) is impaired. We aimed to measure the effects
of mindfulness based cognitive-behavioral therapy (MBCT) in BD on emotional processing …

Objective: Cortisol reactivity to stress is associated with affective eating, an important
behavioral risk factor for obesity and related metabolic diseases. Yoga practice is related to …