Die Atmung begleitet uns unser ganzes Leben. Sich mit diesem Thema zu beschäftigen ist daher wichtig und interessant zugleich. Sinja und Boris ergründen in dieser Folge, was genau beim Atmen passiert, welche Auswirkungen dies auf unsere Psyche hat und welche Rolle der Atem bei Meditation und Achtsamkeit hat.

Umfrage: Wie gefällt dir Verstehen, fühlen, glücklich sein? Erzähle es uns hier.

Hintergründe und Studien:

Homma, I., & Masaoka, Y. (2008). Breathing rhythms and emotions. Experimental Physiology, 93. Link zur Studie

Bernardi, L., Sleight, P., Bandinelli, G., Cencetti, S., Fattorini, L., Wdowczyc-Szulc, J., & Lagi, A. (2001). Effect of rosary prayer and yoga mantras on autonomic cardiovascular rhythms: comparative study. BMJ : British Medical Journal, 323, 1446 - 1449. Link zur Studie

Fitzpatrick, M., McLean, H., Urton, A., Tan, A., O'Donnell, D., & Driver, H. (2003). Effect of nasal or oral breathing route on upper airway resistance during sleep. European Respiratory Journal, 22, 827 - 832. Link zur Studie

Nestor, J. (2020). Breath: The new science of a lost art. Riverhead Books Link zum Buch

Woda, A., Foster, K., Foster, K., Mishellany, A., & Peyron, M. (2006). Adaptation of healthy mastication to factors pertaining to the individual or to the food. Physiology & Behavior, 89, 28-35. Link zur Studie

Lehrer, P., Kaur, K., Sharma, A., Shah, K., Huseby, R., Bhavsar, J., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Heart rate variability biofeedback improves emotional and physical health and performance: A systematic review and meta analysis. Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback, 45, 109-129. Link zur Studie

Vaschillo, E. G., Vaschillo, B., Buckman, J. F., Nguyen-Louie, T., Heiss, S., Pandina, R. J., & Bates, M. E. (2015). The effects of sighing on the cardiovascular system. Biological psychology, 106, 86-95. Link zur Studie

Vlemincx, E., Van Diest, I., & Van den Bergh, O. (2016). A sigh of relief or a sigh to relieve: the psychological and physiological relief effect of deep breaths. Physiology & behavior, 165, 127-135. Link zur Studie

Ahmed, A., Devi, R. G. and Priya, A. J. (2021) “Effect of Box Breathing Technique on Lung Function Test”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(58A), pp. 25–31. Link zur Studie

Andas, A. M., bin Sansuwito, T., Said, F. M., Puspitasari, I., Prima, A., & Andas, N. H. (2023). The Effect of Box Breathing on Sleep Disorders in Elderly at Tresna Werdha Social Institution. Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 19. Link zur Studie

Kozhevnikov, M., Elliott, J., Shephard, J., & Gramann, K. (2013). Neurocognitive and somatic components of temperature increases during g-tummo meditation: legend and reality. PloS one, 8(3), e58244. Link zur Studie

Hof, W., & Ohno, A. A. (2020). The Wim Hof method: activate your full human potential. Louisville, CO: Sounds True Link zum Buch

Almahayni, O., & Hammond, L. (2024). Does the Wim Hof Method have a beneficial impact on physiological and psychological outcomes in healthy and non-healthy participants? A systematic review. Plos one, 19(3), e0286933. Link zur Studie

Rock, A. J., Denning, N. C., Harris, K. P., Clark, G. I., & Misso, D. (2015). Exploring holotropic breathwork: An empirical evaluation of altered states of awareness and patterns of phenomenological subsystems with reference to transliminality. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 47(1). Link zur Studie

Rhinewine, J. P., & Williams, O. J. (2007). Holotropic breathwork: The potential role of a prolonged, voluntary hyperventilation procedure as an adjunct to psychotherapy. The journal of alternative and complementary medicine, 13(7), 771-776. Link zur Studie

Metcalf, B. A. (1995). Examining the effects of Holotropic Breathwork in the recovery from alcoholism and drug dependence. Center for Transpersonal Studies & Development. Link zur Studie

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