Yoga and Breathing
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Asymmetrical shoulder, thoracic and buttock pressure affect ipsilateral nasal resistance, autonomic tone, and hemisphericity. This factor must be taken into consideration when conducting psychological experimentation, and, in fact, may have confounded much prior research. Badawi, K., R. K. Wallace, and D. Orme-Johnson, et al. Electrophysiologic characteristics of respiratory suspension periods occurring during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation program. Psychosomatic Medicine, 1984, 46(3):267-276. Baier, Karl. Pranayama in asana. From the article “Iyengar & the yoga tradition, part 2.” Yoga & Health, Oct 1997, pp. 29-31. Balancing Active & Receptive Energies. Yoga International Reprint Series. Honesdale, Pa.: The Himalayan International Institute Press, www.himalayaninstitute.org.
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