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ReviewCureus2025

A Comprehensive Yogic Breathing Program: Evidence for Use in Medicine.

Jyotsna P Viveka

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Jyotsna P VivekaEndocrinology and Diabetes, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, New Delhi, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mind-body interplay in the maintenance of health and the development of disease is important. With the escalating pace of life, increasing demands in ever-changing chaotic surroundings, and practices that help us revive within this mind-body complex are even more relevant today for preserving good health. One such commonly available practice is the Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY), which is now widely available in over 180 countries. During COVID and in the post-COVID era, it has been administered online, making it more accessible. There is mounting evidence of the benefits of SKY in various body systems, like central nervous system, cardiovascular system, and respiratory system. Studies show the effect of SKY on immunity, oxidative stress, and genomic expression. It has shown benefit in autonomic functions, anxiety, depression, diabetes, addiction, substance abuse, sleep disorders, quality of life, social connectedness, and adolescent health. This review aims to compile evidence for the use of SKY in medicine and also explore the mechanism through which it acts based on published literature.

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breath-mind-body techniquecomprehensive yogic breathing programmind-body medicinesudarshan kriya yogayogayogic breathing

Identifiers

PMID40988827
PMCPMC12453132

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