Breath, brain and the old texts

The first issue: what the Śiva Svarodaya noticed about the breath's rhythm, six recent studies on breathing, yoga and meditation, an essay on clarity, and two practices to try this week.

In this issue

1. Editor's letter Why this magazine exists A magazine for people who take the practices seriously enough to check them.
2. Swara The breath's clock The Śiva Svarodaya says the breath changes sides on a schedule. Part of that is a real rhythm the text noticed centuries early. Part of it is astrology. Here is how to tell them apart.
3. Research notes Six studies worth knowing about Recent research on breathing, yoga, meditation and the nasal cycle: what each study did, what it found, and how much weight it can bear.
4. Essay Clarity is not comfort On guilt, conscience and the quiet test that yoga offers: whether a choice still needs defending once the mind is still.
5. Practice Two practices for this week One minute at waking, five minutes of slower breathing. The two practices from the Śiva Svarodaya with the strongest support, and how to do them safely.

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