Research articles

Here you might find modern research articles that prove the benefits of breathing gymnastics:

Reducing stress level

• Experiment that shows how deep breathing lowers oxidative stress levels, lowers cortisol levels and highers melatonin levels. Diaphragmatic Breathing Reduces Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress (Daniele Martarelli, Mario Cocchioni, Stefania Scuri, and Pierluigi Pompei, 2009)
  
  • What oxidative stress does to your body, read here Oxidative Damage of Nuclear DNA in Liver of Rats Exposed to Psychological Stress (Shuichi Adathi, Ken Kawamura, and Kazuo Takemoto, 1993)
• The effect of meditation on perceived stress (Dias S., 1997)

Balances the hormone level

• Improves mood Serotonin, noradrenaline, dopamine metabolites in transcendental meditation-technique (Bujatti M, Riederer P., 1976)
• Meditation that includes deep regular breathing affects blood Hormonal and biochemical responses to transcendental meditation (R. Cooper, B. I. Joffe, J. M. Lamprey, A. Botha, R. Shires, S. G. Baker, and H. C. Seftel, 1985)

Improves concentration

• Academic Performance among Middle-School Students after Exposure to a Relaxation Response Curriculum (Benson H., Wilcher M., Greenberg B.; Huggins E., Ennis M., Zuttermeister P., Myers P.,Friedman, R., 2000)

Relieves drug abuses and addictions

• Combating Addiction with Meditation (Patricia Carrington, 1999)
• A Longitudinal Study Of The Influence Of The Transcendental Meditation Program On Drug Abuse (Schenkluhn H., Geisler M., 1974)