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Over time researchers have confirmed the importance of asanas but also the effects of yogic breathing techniques, which have beneficial effects for the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems,9, 10 and cancer-related fatigue.11 Furthermore, yoga practices are shown to increase heart rate variability and enhance vagal tone while decreasing the sympathetic tone in those with hypertension12 as well as decreasing blood pressure.13 Another review14 postulates that slowing down the breath to six breaths per minute induces rhythms of autonomous physiological functions (heart rate, blood pressure, blood flow to the brain) to act in coherence, reinforcing each other, and resulting in better functioning of the immune system, reduction of inflammation, regulation of blood sugar levels, induced calmness and clarity of mind, and a feeling of inner peace.

The following is a summary of some of the benefits of yoga therapy and its physical and psychological effects understood through modern research.