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Article: LEARNING TO BREATHE TAKES THE BITE OUT OF STRESS PRANAYAMA YIELDS RESULTS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 27, 1995
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Byline: BILL LAITNERKnight-Ridder
Shirley Worth sits with head bowed and eyes closed, breathing deeply . . . and oh so slowly.
On the amber oak floor of her yoga school in Ferndale, Mich., she is practicing pranayama (pra-nah-YAH-mah), a system of ancient breathing techniques that slows the heart, lowers blood pressure, relieves stress and more.
A few miles away in Detroit, on a treadmill at Henry Ford Hospital's Le Vine Health Enhancement Center, exercise scientist Frank Fedel heaves with exhaustion. Fedel runs to advance his research at Henry Ford Hospital and to win. He's a champion athlete who credits much of his athletic ...