Article: Wellness through a comprehensive Yogic breathing program - A controlled pilot trial.(Research article)

Authors: Anette Kjellgren (corresponding author) [1]; Sven Å Bood [1]; Kajsa Axelsson [1]; Torsten Norlander [1]; Fahri Saatcioglu (corresponding author) [2]

Background

Relaxation exercises offer a means to reduce the physiological and psychological reactions to stress [1, 2]. Current achievement-based, demanding and high-tempo society has incurred increased risks and vulnerability for stress-related chronic pain and other illnesses [3, 4, 5]. A multitude of techniques for relaxation and stress-reduction are described, e.g. flotation-REST [6], Tai Chi Chuan [2], meditation [7] and yoga [8, 9].

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