Dipak Chetry

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• Ph.D.
• Assistant Scientist at Patanjali Research Foundation

Background Previous research has suggested that volitional yoga breathing (VYB) facilitates auditory information processing, whereas control nonvolitional breathing has opposite effects. Objective This study investigated auditory middle latency responses (AMLR) in (i) three VYB which vary breath rate differently (i.e., bellows yoga breathing, high...

Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is often associated with pain, disability and reduced quality of life. Conventional care may be integrated with other therapies, though none is clearly the most effective. A systematic review (SR) of systematic reviews (SRs) was performed to appraise the evidence for yoga compared with exercise or physical t...

Background Yoga breathing influences cortical activity and, hence, cortico-efferent sensory activity. Previously, slow yoga breathing influenced the components of mid-latency auditory evoked potentials. Objective The present study aimed to compare middle latency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEPs) recorded during (i) High-frequency yoga breathing...

The concept of yogic diet is one of the fundamental principles provided by yoga texts for the attainment of well-being. Therefore, the goal of this review was to systematically examine the specificities of yogic diet based on specific verses and how it is classified in several important ancient yogic texts, including the Hatha Yoga Pradipika (HYP),...

Bhramari pranayama is a popular, widely practiced and researched pranayama in yoga that is described in many ancient Indian yoga texts. Several experiments have been conducted on bhramari pranayama to investigate its potential health benefits. The present review aimed to explore all currently available experimental research on bhramari pranayama an...

Pranayama is one of the most essential components of yoga which has been found to be effective to physiology of the mankind in many ways. Among the Pranayamas, Bhastrika Pranayama is one of the popular breathing techniques widely practiced in yoga, which is believed to improve pulmonary, cardiac, and psychological functions. This present systematic...

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, with an estimated 57.5 million people suffering from glaucoma globally. Treatment of glaucoma focuses on lowering intra-ocular pressure to prevent progression of visual field defects, which is the only proven method for treating this disease. Yoga practices are believed to lower intra-...

Volitional yoga breathing techniques influence several physiological functions depending on the changes made in depth of breathing, relative duration of exhalation to inhalation, and breath frequency. The practice guidelines for three routinely practiced and researched yoga breathing practices (bhastrika pranayama [bellows breath], bhramari pranaya...

Yoga research is multidimensional since the early 20th century, with initial studies investigating the extraordinary abilities of exceptional yogis. These investigations led to research on the clinical applications of yoga for health and therapy with published research on the yoga for the therapeutic management of generalized anxiety disorder, depr...

Pranayama is one of the most important and widely practiced components of Hatha Yoga. Among the traditional Hatha Yoga texts, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika (HYP) and Gheranda Samhita (GS) (written between 1200 A.D. and 1857 A.D.) are the two most influential and practical foundational texts on Pranayama, which are very useful even till date. Previously...

Yoga research citations from 1948 to 2020 in PubMed were filtered and sorted in 10-year intervals to explore the occurrence and time frame of change in (1) the focus of research; (2) the number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews (SRs), and meta-analyses (MAs); (3) health conditions researched for yoga as therapy; (4) journal...

Yoga is an ancient practice that originated in India and aims at purifying the mind for spiritual progress. In modern times yoga is widely practiced for general health and well-being as well as for therapeutic reasons. Voluntary breath regulation or pranayama has been given significant importance in traditional texts as well as by yoga masters. Res...

CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW DURING ALTERNATE NOSTRIL YOGA BREATHING Dipak Chetry1,2 <dipakchetry4u@gmail.com>, Shirley Telles1, Ankur Kumar Tyagi1, Sachin Kumar Sharma1 and Acharya Balkrishna1,2 1Patanjali Research Foundation, 2University of Patanjali Haridwar, Uttrakhand, India Introduction: Earlier studies showed that during this breathing technique th...

Objective Benefits and adverse effects of yoga were reported in surveys from different countries. The present study aimed to (i) determine the benefits and adverse effects of yoga in yoga experienced persons in India and (ii) correlate these effects of yoga with factors related to the individual and their yoga practice. Design and setting This con...

Background: The study intended to assess the effects of specific pranayama techniques, asanas, and a calorie restricted diet in obese people, assessing their anthropometric assessments.