Tag Archives: Heart Health

Effects of Mantra Practice on Cardiovascular Rhythms

December 22, 2009 – 2:16 pm

From the British Medical Journal: yoga mantra practice and rosary prayer both caused striking, powerful, and synchronous increases in existing cardiovascular rhythms when recited six times a minute. Text of the research is available in pdf form. Find it here.

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Yoga Boosts Heart Health

December 22, 2009 – 1:05 pm

“Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.” Find out more here.

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Meditation may lower BP and college stressors

December 20, 2009 – 11:45 am

“Blood pressure fell among college students who spent about 20 minutes at least once a day to reach the “restful alertness” state of transcendental meditation, Dr. Sanford I. Nidich, at Maharishi University of Management Research Institute in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, and colleagues report.” Find out more here.

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