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Effect of rosary prayer and yoga mantras on autonomic cardiovascular rhythms: comparative study - PubMed

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Comparative Study Effect of rosary prayer and yoga mantras on autonomic cardiovascular rhythms: comparative study L Bernardi et al. BMJ. 2001 Dec. Abstract Objective: To test whether rhythmic formulas such as the rosary and yoga mantras can synchronise and reinforce inherent cardiovascular rhythms and modify baroreflex sensitivity. Design: Comparison of effects of recitation of the Ave Maria (in Latin) or of a mantra, during spontaneous and metronome controlled breathing, on breathing rate and on spontaneous oscillations in RR interval, and on blood pressure and cerebral…

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