Heart Rate Variability: What It Actually Tells You About Stress, Recovery and the Nervous System

Heart Rate Variability: What It Actually Tells You About Stress, Recovery and the Nervous System Your watch shows you a number each morning and calls it recovery. The number is real. Most explanations go wrong in the interpretation. Heart rate variability (HRV) is one of the few measures that lets you see the autonomic nervous system at work in someone sitting still and feeling nothing in particular. It is also routinely oversold — as a stress score, a resilience rating, a daily verdict on how well you are living. At Wellness Space, we have taken more than 400 HRV measurements

Heart Rate Variability: What It Actually Tells You About Stress, Recovery and the Nervous System2026-09-14T11:41:16+05:30

Summary of doctoral research – The impact of humming bee breathing (simple Bhramari Pranayama) practice on Heart Rate Variability and implications for healthcare management

Gunjan Yogendra Trivedi's Ph.D. thesis: (Guide: Dr Saurabh Kumar, Ph.D, Co-Guide: Dr Banshi Saboo, M.D., Ph.D.). JJT University, Rajasthan, India (2022) A plain-language explanation of the HRV measures used throughout this research is available in our guide to heart rate variability, stress and the nervous system. Title: The impact of humming bee breathing (simple Bhramari Pranayama) practice on Heart Rate Variability and implications for healthcare management Abstract: There is an urgent need for governments and corporate enterprises globally to proactively manage lifestyle-related modifiable risk factors for chronic disease to reduce economic burden and increase the quality of life while decreasing the

Summary of doctoral research – The impact of humming bee breathing (simple Bhramari Pranayama) practice on Heart Rate Variability and implications for healthcare management2026-09-13T13:57:05+05:30

Newspaper coverage: Singing bowls and anxiety/depression

Following article captures the ideas and quoted Gunjan for the work we have done in the area of lifestyle choices, its impact on key mind-body systems and how singing bowls and humming can be leveraged to reduce anxiety and depression through relaxation response. Ideas based on several of our studies are captured, specifically The three systems, lifestyle choices and how they interact to create an imbalance that begins the journey towards disease[1].  How these changes (imbalance), driven by lifestyle choices, impact the immune system [2]. Implications of relaxation response (ability to achieve quality mind-body relaxation) on the overall health and

Newspaper coverage: Singing bowls and anxiety/depression2026-08-25T12:13:46+05:30

Singing Bowls Research update (Feb 2021)

Singing Bowls Research update (Feb 2021) A recent review [1] that included singing bowls research highlights several underlying mechanisms behind the impact of singing bowls on the mind and the body. The brain waves are likely to change significantly during the sound healing. The hypothesis indicates that the brain waves may change from a normal or agitated state to a very relaxed state such as theta or delta waves. This can happen during the singing bowls relaxation session or while listening to calming music. The binaural beats' impact via the sound of several frequencies of singing bowls could further

Singing Bowls Research update (Feb 2021)2026-08-25T12:13:47+05:30

Guided imagery and affirmations in self-hypnosis – Frequently Asked Questions

“Anything in life can fail you, but not the sankalpa made with determination, will, perseverance and sincerity”. (Bihar School of Yoga)[1]. What is self-affirmation? Does it work? Across the globe, in different fields, affirmations or “sankalpa” have been incorporated and validated in various forms.  Some examples are captured below: A recent research in “Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience” journal reported that: “A large body of literature; however, demonstrates that a class of interventions called self-affirmations have benefits across threatening situations; affirmations can decrease stress, increase wellbeing, improve academic performance and make people more open to behavior change”[2]. Yoga nidra experts

Guided imagery and affirmations in self-hypnosis – Frequently Asked Questions2026-08-25T12:13:48+05:30
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