How slower breathing can lower blood pressure and enhance well-being, writes ckbergland
breathing on blood pressure found that a respiratory rate of six inhalation/exhalation cycles per minute for five minutes caused a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
"Slow pace bhastrika pranayama exercise thus shows a strong tendency to improve the autonomic nervous system through enhanced activation of the parasympathetic system," the authors concluded. Now, a new study corroborates the physiological benefits of taking about five to seven diaphragmatic breaths per minute in conjunction with practicing a mindfulness technique. This paper,"Mindfulness with paced breathing reduces blood pressure," appears in the September 2020 issue ofAccording to the authors:"Paced breathing is deep diaphragmatic breathing with typical rates equal to or less than 5 to 7 breaths per minute compared with the usual rate of 12 to 14.
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