Unit 2.3. introduces the concept of ANS laterality and how to modulate it through alternate nostril breathing with applications covering brain aging

1. Breathing – Modulation of the
Autonomic Nervous System
Eric Serejski
© 2019

2. Unit 2.3
Breathing – Modulation of the
Autonomic Nervous System
Brain Bonanza

3. A Presentation made possible by
Eric Serejski David Petrucci
Luke Markey Jeff Lessans
Sean Moore Hugh Gordon
Eric Johnson Johnson Tien
The Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
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5. Where are we?

6. Brain - Community
Eating
Supplements
Breathing
Diet
Interacting
Nootropics
Da Vinci
Pairing
Structures
Coupling 1
Heat-Lung
Coupling 2
Heart-Lung-
Autonomic
Nervous System
Theory
Practice
Global Practice

7. Structural
Nervous System Laterality Heart Rate Variability
Cognitive Enhancement through Breathing

8. Alternate breathing
(Nāḍī śodhana)
The Nose Cycle

9. नाडी शोधन
Image from a manual of Haya Yoga postures from the Punjab dated about 1830

10. Right nostril OPEN Left nostril OPEN
R Sympath./ L Parasympath.
Dominance
L Sympath./ R Parasympath.
Dominance
Right nostril dominance Left nostril dominance
Correlations
Right nostril OPEN Left nostril OPEN
Left hemisphere dominance Right hemisphere dominance
Verbal performance increased Spatial performance increased

11. Modulating the nose cycle
1. Sitting

13. Normal Taller Slide

15. Buddha in reclining pose
18th Century Antique Reclining Buddha Statue From Burma

16. Combining

17. Structural
Nervous System Laterality Heart Rate Variability
Cognitive Enhancement through Breathing

18. Complete breathing
Inhale Exhale
1. Belly out
2. Chest out
3. Chest up
1. Belly in
2. Chest in
3. Chest down1
2
3
1
2
3
Sequence SequenceRatios 3:2:1 Ratios 3:2:1

20. Synopsis

21. Structures – An aggregate view
Cardio-vascular
efficiency
Blood pressure
regulation
Mood enhancement
Postural rectification
Spine-Rib flexibility
Ventilation
efficiency

22. HRT – An aggregate view
Heart Health
Diabetes
Sudden infant death syndrome
Premature babies’ survival
Emotional arousal
Anxious depression
Anxiety
Worry
PTSD
Cancer survival
Parkinson Disease
Emotional strain
Dementia
Mild cognitive impairment
Major depression
Liver
Kidney

23. ANS – An aggregate view
Essential Hypertension
Intraocular pressure
Depression
Grief
Learning disorders
Phobias
Sleep disorders
Memory Performance
Addictive behaviors
Hallucinations in an
adult schizophrenia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Cardiovascular Actions
Lateralized
cerebral dysfunctions

24. What is next?
• June 22: District Conference.
• Fall 2019: Unit 3: Interaction
• Fall 2019: Overall presentation of the program

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