Podcasts by The Art of Breathing - for iPod/iPhone
How does your body control your breathing unconsciously? This album explores this complex process in fascinating detail using a battery of detectors attached to human guinea-pigs to monitor their breathing, blood flow and heartbeats. How does an anxious mind affect this system during a stressful situation? Whether stress is physical or emotional, the ancient “fight or flight” response is triggered. Physiologically, this can lead to the stress-related diseases which are getting more common in the West, so track 3 looks at the Eastern tradition of yoga, which recognises that controlling the breath is key to retaining health of mind as well as body. The audio track uses the case study of a primary school teacher monitored over the course of a day, revealing that some stress might be good for you; and experts shed light on the significance of stress using studies of baboons. This material forms part of The Open University course SK277 Human biology.
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Transcript -- The Art of Breathing from 2010-04-13T00:17:37
A short introduction to this album.
ListenThe mechanics of breathing from 2009-06-02T20:35:25
An insight into the complexities of how the body controls breathing, and a chance to see the respiratory system in action.
ListenTranscript -- The mechanics of breathing from 2009-06-02T20:35:24
An insight into the complexities of how the body controls breathing, and a chance to see the respiratory system in action.
ListenTranscript -- Anxiety and hyperventilation from 2009-06-02T20:34:24
How an anxious mind causes rapid removal of carbon dioxide from lungs, leading to significant consequences.
ListenIt's all in the breath from 2009-06-02T20:33:25
How conscious, controlled breathing enhances health and wellbeing and tames the mind.
ListenTranscript -- It's all in the breath from 2009-06-02T20:33:24
How conscious, controlled breathing enhances health and wellbeing and tames the mind.
ListenStressed out at work from 2009-06-02T20:32:25
A primary school teacher gets wired up with monitors to show how his body responds to stress.
ListenTranscript -- Stressed out at work from 2009-06-02T20:32:24
Transcript -- A primary school teacher gets wired up with monitors to show how his body responds to stress.
ListenTranscript -- Stressed out at work from 2009-06-02T20:32:24
Transcript -- A primary school teacher gets wired up with monitors to show how his body responds to stress.
ListenTranscript -- Stressed out at work from 2009-06-02T20:32:24
A primary school teacher gets wired up with monitors to show how his body responds to stress.
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