The association of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga frequency with sleep quality: a cross-sectional study from Singapore

Sloan, Robert A.; Kanchibhotla, Divya

doi:10.1007/s11325-020-02240-9

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“…The previous studies prove that SKY breathing technique and other MBTs help manage stress and increase the happiness index in the individuals. [ 34 , 35 ]…”

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Physical and mental health at high altitude of individuals doing yogic practices

Gupta

Pradhan

Bhanushali

et al. 2022

JNRP

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Objectives: There is an increase trend in the past few years, in the number of people traveling to high altitude for recreational activities such as pilgrims, mountaineering, and climbing and for occupational purposes such as defense and mining which have resulted in increasing in hypoxia conditions and anxiety-related medical problems at high altitude. As it is known that mental stress affects brain and heart functions, a recent research performed on Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) further validated the effectiveness of SKY on participants (practicing SKY) as compared to control after quantifying mental stress. To study the physiological effect of SKY advance breathing technique when immediately ascends to high altitude, we wanted to study the level of stress and mental well-being of lowlanders at high altitude. Materials and Methods: It is an interventional study performed at high altitudes, with low landers as participants where their biochemical and psychological parameters are being assessed. Results: The result for biochemical parameter cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoproteins (LDLs), high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), very low-density lipoproteins, LDL-HDL ratio, and cholesterol-HDL ratio showed a significant decrease in the pre- and post-analyses values with P ≤ 0.001. Acute mountain sickness (AMS), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, and State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) also show a decreasing trend with significant result in AMS, mental well-being, and non-significant in STAI p value is P = 0.016, P = 0.055, and P = 0.125, respectively. Conclusion: We observed positive outcome both in for biochemical and stress-related parameters with SKY advance program practitioners who have rapidly ascend to high altitude.

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“…The previous studies prove that SKY breathing technique and other MBTs help manage stress and increase the happiness index in the individuals. [ 34 , 35 ]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physical and mental health at high altitude of individuals doing yogic practices

Gupta

Pradhan

Bhanushali

et al. 2022

JNRP

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“…za pomocą kwestionariuszy samoopisowych Generalized Anxiety Disorder i Patient Health Questionnaires). Dwa badania odnosiły się do związku SKY z jakością snu [43,44].…”

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Usefulness of controlled breathing in psychiatry. A review of recent findings. Part 1 – Eastern approach

Klasa¹,

Sobański²,

Rutkowski³

2023

Psychiatr Pol

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Tematem niniejszej pracy jest kliniczna użyteczność w psychiatrii technik kontrolowanego oddychania, opartych na tradycjach Wschodu, mających na celu przywrócenie równowagi układu autonomicznego. Choć techniki takie mają długą tradycję jako „metody relaksacyjne”, nabierają dodatkowego znaczenia w kontekście obecnej pandemii Covid-19 i wynikającego z niej długotrwałego stresu. Niniejszy przegląd koncentruje się na ustaleniach z ostatnich lat odnoszących się do populacji klinicznych, nie ograniczając się do kontekstu pandemii Covid-19. Zawarto w nim również podstawowe informacje dotyczące biologicznych mechanizmów oddychania i związanych z nimi markerów (częstotliwość oddychania – respiratory rate, RR i zmienność rytmu serca - heart rate variability, HRV) oraz ich zastosowania jako wskaźników efektów w badaniach odnoszących się do populacji pacjentów z zaburzeniami psychicznymi. Na podstawie dostępnych danych z badań empirycznych oraz poprzednich przeglądów systematycznych i narracyjnych wskazać można na możliwe korzyści wynikające z zastosowania technik opartych na kontrolowanym oddychaniu jako metody uzupełniającej w leczeniu szeregu zaburzeń zdrowia psychicznego. Omówiono również możliwe efekty niepożądane związane z proponowanymi technikami.

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“…12 A 20% attrition rate date. 2,13,14 Our work was different in utilizing objective measures for sleep, making it more robust to response bias. Only one study has used polysomnography-based outcomes to observe differences in sleep architecture of SKY practitioners and non-SKY practicing controls.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of 4-day Online Breath Meditation Workshop on Ballistocardiography-based Sleep and Cardiac Health Assessments among Medical Professionals of a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India during COVID-19

Pathania¹

2022

JAPI

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background: Medical professionals (MPs) are facing stress, sleep deprivation, and burnout due to pandemic-related high patient inflow and consistent work shifts. Yoga and meditation are feasible, cost-effective, evidence-based, and well-accepted tools having multifold mental and physical health benefits. Design: In this ongoing open-label single-arm trial, we assessed changes in sleep, heart rate variability (HRV), and vitals before and after a 4-day online breath meditation workshop (OBMW) among 41 MPs at a tertiary care hospital in northern India during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Outcomes were assessed at baseline and after the 4-day workshop using a ballistocardiography-based contactless health monitoring device. The workshop was conducted online. Two participants were excluded due to a lack of adherence. Results: A highly significant increase was seen in total sleep duration (p = 0.000) and duration of deep sleep (p = 0.001), rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (p = 0.000), and light sleep (p = 0.032). HRV outcomes of the standard deviation of normal-to-normal R-R intervals (SDNN) and root mean square of successive differences between adjacent normal heartbeat (RMSSD) also improved significantly (p = 0.000) while heart rate reduced significantly (p = 0.001). No significant change was observed in breath rate, total time awake, or in the low-frequency by high-frequency (LF/HF) spectrum of HRV. Conclusion: Four days of OBMW improved sleep and HRV among MPs, strengthening the fact that yoga and meditation can help induce psychophysical relaxation and prove to be an effective tool to combat stress and sleep deprivation. As the stakeholders in patient care, that is, MPs are healthy, it will further improve patient care and reduce the chance of medical errors.

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The association of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga frequency with sleep quality: a cross-sectional study from Singapore

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Physical and mental health at high altitude of individuals doing yogic practices

Physical and mental health at high altitude of individuals doing yogic practices

Usefulness of controlled breathing in psychiatry. A review of recent findings. Part 1 – Eastern approach

Effect of 4-day Online Breath Meditation Workshop on Ballistocardiography-based Sleep and Cardiac Health Assessments among Medical Professionals of a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India during COVID-19

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