The Comparative Effect of Six Weeks Program of Kapalbharti and Bhastrika Pranayama on Vital Capacity

Unveiling the Science behind Yogic Practices

Abstract

Todayyogic practices have become popular throughout the Today world. But there aregreat many misconceptions about these practices due to lack of scientificinformation about them. Yogic practices are generally looked upon as exercisephysiology. The physiology of yogic practices differs greatly from that ofexercise physiology. The scientific nature of the yogic practices was firstrevealed when Late Swami Kuvalyananda started his scientific research in thefield of yoga in 1924. This research finding could remove severalmisconceptions about yoga and removed the mystical sheath over it. He showedthat a logical and scientific explanation could be possible for traditionallydescribed techniques of various yoga practices.