Episode 65: Slow Breathing

Slow Breathing: Samavriti and Visamavriti Pranayama for Reducing Stress In our first podcast episode under the new format, we review the paper Slow breathing for reducing stress: The effect of extending exhale. Our main focus was the methods section. Here are some basics we covered: Randomization and blinding challenges in yoga research Slow breathing parameters for study inclusion/exclusion Participant screening for eligiblity Outcome measures Heart Rate Variability  (HRV) using ECG PROMIS Anxiety Score – self-reported Effect size versus p-value Intervention sources – Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar Conclusions yoga teachers can safely make