Sudarshan Kriya Yoga improves cardiac autonomic control in patients with anxiety-depression disorders

Toschi‐Dias, Edgar; Tobaldini, Eleonora; Solbiati, Monica; Costantino, Giorgio; Sanlorenzo, R.; Doria, S.; Irtelli, Floriana; Mencacci, Claudio; Montano, Nicola

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2017.03.017

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“…Yoga has been shown to help in improved breathing function and coronary artery calcium (CAC), increased adaptation to hypoxia and improved mood [32][33][34]. Sudarshan Kriya yoga (SKY) which is known to be helpful in depression, anxiety and stress has now also been reported to increase the spontaneous respiratory coupling and cardiac autonomous control in patients with anxiety and stress disorders which decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease in such patients (Table 3) [39][40][41]. A study done among the heart failure (HF) patients has shown that 12 weeks of yoga therapy (Meditation and pranayama) along with standard medical therapy resulted in a significant decrease in Heart Rate (HR) (p<0.001), Rate pressure product (RPP) (p<0.001), systolic blood pressure (p<0.01), diastolic blood pressure (p<0.001), normalized Low Frequency power (LFnu) (p<0.001), low freq., high freq.…”

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Biological markers for the effects of yoga as a complementary and alternative medicine

Mohammad

Thakur

Kumar

et al. 2019

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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From the last few decades, there are increasing incidences of disorders like premature aging, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and Alzheimer’s disease In addition to medication, researchers have found that yoga, a mind-body therapy, can be used as an alternative medicine. Yoga combines specific physical postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation that improve mental and physical health of the body. The purpose of this review is to collate the research evidences claiming health benefits of performing traditional yogic practices. What are the biological and other reliable indicators to suggest that doing asanas, pranayama, and meditation could reduce or treat wide range of life style disorders are discussed. Importantly, these indicators are otherwise used to assess the severity of disorders. In many of the study it has been shown that yoga improves the redox health of body whose imbalance has been well proven to cause many health complications. The impact of yoga on neurodegenerative diseases have revealed that it reverses memory loss, reduce anxiety, depression and stress, the biological indicators of disease. However, most studies have several limitations and therefore further research into yoga is needed to validate these findings.

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Section: Improvement Of Cardiovascular Health Due To Yogic Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biological markers for the effects of yoga as a complementary and alternative medicine

Mohammad

Thakur

Kumar

et al. 2019

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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“…Of note, the largest reduction in depression occurred within the first 4 weeks, with small decreases during the subsequent half of the intervention period. In a further study, practicing SKY, which includes slow-paced breathing, resulted in enhanced vagal functioning in patients suffering from depression and/or anxiety, in addition to symptom reduction (Zope and Zope, 2013;Toschi-Dias et al, 2017).…”

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Implementing Mobile HRV Biofeedback as Adjunctive Therapy During Inpatient Psychiatric Rehabilitation Facilitates Recovery of Depressive Symptoms and Enhances Autonomic Functioning Short-Term: A 1-Year Pre–Post-intervention Follow-Up Pilot Study

Tatschl

Hochfellner²,

Schwerdtfeger

2020

Front. Neurosci.

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Objective: New treatment options for depression are warranted, due to high recurrence rates. Recent research indicates benefits of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVBF) on symptom recovery and autonomic functioning in depressed individuals. Slowpaced breathing-induced amplification of vagus nerve activity is the main element of HRVBF. Thus, the latter represents a safe and non-invasive complementary depression treatment. However, its efficacy in patients undergoing inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation receiving highly comprehensive treatments has not been evaluated. Methods: Ninety-two inpatients were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG) or control group (CG). While the latter received the standard treatment only, adjunctive HRVBF was provided to the IG over 5 weeks. Depression severity and heart rate variability (HRV) were assessed before (pre) and after 5 weeks (post). Moreover, 1-year follow-up depression scores were available for 30 participants. Results: Although depression improved in both groups, the IG exhibited significantly larger improvements at post-assessment (η 2 p = 0.065) and significant increases in resting LF-HRV (d = 0.45) and cardiorespiratory coherence (d = 0.61). No significant effects for RMSSD, SDNN, HF-HRV, or HR were found (ps > 0.05). Additionally, the IG showed a medium-to large-sized reduction in resting respiratory rate from 13.2 to 9.8 breaths per minute (p < 0.001, d = 0.86), with the CG exhibiting only a small decrease from 13.5 to 12.4 (p = 0.49; d = 0.35). While the IG exhibited significantly lower depression scores at post-assessment (p = 0.042, d = 0.79), this effect decreased during follow-up (p = 0.195, d = 0.48). Conclusion: HRVBF as adjuvant therapy during inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation facilitated depression recovery. Additionally, amplified LF-HRV as well as

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“…In the practice of yoga, various breathing methods such as chest respiration, which increases the sympathetic nervous system, and abdominal breathing, which increases the parasympathetic nervous system are used. Previous studies have demonstrated that yoga breathing techniques when used alone improved symptoms in patients with psychiatric disorders and healthy elderly individuals [27][28][29]. Santaella et al [28] reported that the Sudarshan Kriya Yoga breathing technique significantly improves maximum expiratory and inspiratory pressures of pulmonary function, and significantly decreases low component and low frequency/high frequency ratio (marker of sympathovagal balance) of heart rate variability in healthy older individuals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Santaella et al [28] reported that the Sudarshan Kriya Yoga breathing technique significantly improves maximum expiratory and inspiratory pressures of pulmonary function, and significantly decreases low component and low frequency/high frequency ratio (marker of sympathovagal balance) of heart rate variability in healthy older individuals. Toschi-Dias et al [29] demonstrated that the Sudarshan Kriya Yoga breathing technique improved subjective symptoms while decreasing sympathetic modulation and cardiac autonomic control; specifically, it was shown to increase parasympathetic modulation and cardiorespiratory coupling in in patients with anxiety-depression disorders. Intentional change for respiratory rhythms translates into changes in the neural activity of brainstem [30].…”

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Dynamic and Static Models of Body-Mind Approaches from Neurobiological Perspectives

Shiota¹,

Nomura²

2019

Neuroethics in Principle and Praxis - Conceptual Foundations

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Body-mind approaches (e.g., yoga, mindfulness meditation, Pilates method, and cognitive behavior therapy) are commonly used by the public today. However, the comprehensive neurobiological framework of effects of body-mind approaches is unknown. To begin, we discuss the dynamic and static models of each body-mind approaches from neurobiological perspectives, as well as from the standpoint of practical issues. By the dynamic components of body-mind approaches, people enhances meta-cognitive function, and it lead to decreases in avoidance behavior in social aversive context are suggested. On the other hand, it is assumed that static components of body-mind approaches enhance non-reactive monitoring function for baseline of self. Therefore, we discuss the implications of these findings for practitioners and for future research on body-mind researchers. Additionally, this chapter covers the essential ethical guidelines of body-mind approaches within the domain of medical or educational fields.

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Sudarshan Kriya Yoga improves cardiac autonomic control in patients with anxiety-depression disorders

Cited by 31 publications

References 50 publications

Biological markers for the effects of yoga as a complementary and alternative medicine

Biological markers for the effects of yoga as a complementary and alternative medicine

Implementing Mobile HRV Biofeedback as Adjunctive Therapy During Inpatient Psychiatric Rehabilitation Facilitates Recovery of Depressive Symptoms and Enhances Autonomic Functioning Short-Term: A 1-Year Pre–Post-intervention Follow-Up Pilot Study

Dynamic and Static Models of Body-Mind Approaches from Neurobiological Perspectives

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