Sentences with phrase «alternate nostril breathing lowers»

(In a different study, researchers also found that alternate nostril breathing lowers heart rate, with a shift toward parasympathetic dominance, in experienced yoga practitioners, opposed to those with no yoga experience.)

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A prānāyāma practice of alternate nostril breathing, designed to balance the yin / yang of the lower self.

Alternate nostril breathing has been shown to slow down a rapid heart rate and to lower blood pressure.

The researchers then wanted to know if alternate nostril breathing could still lower blood pressure while improving performance on a vigilance test that required sustained attention and alertness, qualities that are generally associated with increased sympathetic nervous system activity (including heart rate and blood pressure).