*BREATHWORK*
Certifications/Courses
Oxygen Advantage
SH//FT
Wim Hof-Inner Fire
XPT-Breath, Move, Recover
Resources
Health and Human Performance Foundation
The Breathing Diabetic
*MEDITATION*
Headspace
Transcendental Meditation
*RESEARCH*
Bernardi, L., Gordin, D., Bordino, M., Rosengård-Bärlund, M., Sandelin, A., Forsblom, C., Groop, P., (2017) Oxygen-induced impairment in arterial function is corrected by slow breathing in patients with type 1 diabetes, Nature Scientific Reports, DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-04947-4
Bernardi, L. and L. Bianchi (2016), Integrated cardio-respiratory control: Insight in diabetes, Current Diabetes Reports, 16: 107, DOI 10.1007/s11892-016-0804-9
Bianchi L., Porta C., Rinaldi A., Gazzaruso C., Fratino P., DeCata P., Protti P., Paltro R., and L. Bernardi (2017), Integrated cardiovascular/respiratory control in type 1 diabetes evidences functional imbalance: Possible role of hypoxia, International Journal of Cardiology, 244, 254 – 259, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.06.047
Buijze, G. A., de Jong, H. M. Y., Kox, M., van de Sande, M. G., van Schaardenburg, D., van Vugt, R. M., Popa, C. D., Pickkers, P., & Baeten, D. L. P. (2019). An add-on training program involving breathing exercises, cold exposure, and meditation attenuates inflammation and disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis – A proof of concept trial. PLoS ONE, 14(12), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225749
Chaddha A, Modaff D, Hooper-Lane C, Feldstein DA. Device and non-device-guided slow breathing to reduce blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complement Ther Med. 2019;45:179-184. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.005
Chen YF, Huang XY, Chien CH, Cheng JF. The effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing relaxation training for reducing anxiety. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2017;53(4):329-336
Gerritsen, R. J. S., & Band, G. P. H. (2018). Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation Model of Contemplative Activity. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12(February), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00397
Hobbins, l., Hunter, S., Gaoua, N., Girard, O. (2017) Normobaric hypoxic conditioning to maximize weight loss and ameliorate cardio-metabolic health in obese populations: a systematic review, American Journal of Physiology Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00160.2017
Hopper, S. I., Murray, S. L., Ferrara, L. R., & Singleton, J. K. (2018). Effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing on physiological and psychological stress in adults. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(6), 1367–1372. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003477
Howorka, K., Pumprla, J., Tamm, J., Schabmann, A., Klomfar, S., Kostineak, E., Howorka, N., Sovova, E. (2013) Effects of guided breathing on blood pressure and heart rate variability in hypertensive diabetic patients, Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical, 179, 131–137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2013.08.065
Kox, M., Stoffels, M., Smeekens, S. P., Van Alfen, N., Gomes, M., Eijsvogels, T. M. H., Hopman, M. T. E., Van Der Hoeven, J. G., Netea, M. G., & Pickkers, P. (2012). The influence of concentration/meditation on autonomic nervous system activity and the innate immune response: A case study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 74(5), 489–494. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182583c6d
Kox, M., Van Eijk, L. T., Zwaag, J., Van Den Wildenberg, J., Sweep, F. C. G. J., Van Der Hoeven, J. G., & Pickkers, P. (2014). Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(20), 7379–7384. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1322174111
Mackenzie, R., Maxwell, N., Castle, P., Elliott, B., Brickley, G., Watt, P. (2012) Intermittent exercise with and without hypoxia improves insulin sensitivity in individuals with type 2 diabetes, J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 97(4), E546–E555
Muzik, O., Reilly, K. T., & Diwadkar, V. A. (2018). “Brain over body”–A study on the willful regulation of autonomic function during cold exposure. NeuroImage, 172(February), 632–641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.01.067
Perciavalle, V., Blandini, M., Fecarotta, P., Buscemi, A., Di Corrado, D., Bertolo, L., … Coco, M. (2017). The role of deep breathing on stress. Neurological Sciences, 38(3), 451–458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-016-2790-8
Rauschel, V., Straube, A., Süß, F., & Ruscheweyh, R. (2015). Responsiveness of the autonomic nervous system during paced breathing and mental stress in migraine patients. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 16(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-015-0567-8
Van Middendorp, H., Kox, M., Pickkers, P., & Evers, A. W. M. (2016). The role of outcome expectancies for a training program consisting of meditation, breathing exercises, and cold exposure on the response to endotoxin administration: A proof-of-principle study. Clinical Rheumatology, 35(4), 1081–1085. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3009-8
Wilson, T., Baker, S.E., Freeman, M.R., Garbrecht, M.R., Ragsdale, F.R., Wilson, D.A., Malone, C. (2013) Relaxation Breathing Improves Human Glycemic Response, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 19 (7), 633-636, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2012.0603
Williamson, J. B., Porges, E. C., Lamb, D. G., & Porges, S. W. (2015). Maladaptive autonomic regulation in PTSD accelerates physiological aging. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(OCT), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01571
Zelano C, Jiang H, Zhou G, Arora N, Schuele S, Rosenow J, Gottfried JA. Nasal Respiration Entrains Human Limbic Oscillations and Modulates Cognitive Function. J Neurosci. 2016;36(49):12448-12467
Polyvagal Theory
Breit, S., Kupferberg, A., Rogler, G., & Hasler, G. (2018). Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain–Gut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9(MAR). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00044
Colzato, L. S., Jongkees, B. J., de Wit, M., van der Molen, M. J. W., & Steenbergen, L. (2018). Variable heart rate and a flexible mind: Higher resting-state heart rate variability predicts better task-switching. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 18(4), 730–738. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-018-0600-x
Dale, L. P., Shaikh, S. K., Fasciano, L. C., Watorek, V. D., Heilman, K. J., & Porges, S. W. (2018). College females with maltreatment histories have atypical autonomic regulation and poor psychological wellbeing. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 10(4), 427–434. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000342
Gruber, J., Mennin, D. S., Fields, A., Purcell, A., & Murray, G. (2015). Heart rate variability as a potential indicator of positive valence system disturbance: A proof of concept investigation. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 98(2), 240–248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.08.005
Kolacz, J., Kovacic, K. K., & Porges, S. W. (2019). Traumatic stress and the autonomic brain‐gut connection in development: Polyvagal Theory as an integrative framework for psychosocial and gastrointestinal pathology. Developmental Psychobiology, 61(5), dev.21852. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21852
Kolacz, J., & Porges, S. W. (2018). Corrigendum: Chronic Diffuse Pain and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders After Traumatic Stress: Pathophysiology Through a Polyvagal Perspective. Frontiers in Medicine, 5(May), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2018.00229
Laborde, S., Mosley, E., & Mertgen, A. (2018). Vagal Tank Theory: The Three Rs of Cardiac Vagal Control Functioning – Resting, Reactivity, and Recovery. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12(JUL), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00458
Zaccaro A, Piarulli A, Laurino M, et al. (2018) How Breath-Control Can Change Your Life: A Systematic Review on Psycho Physiological Correlates of Slow Breathing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00353
Recreation Therapy 