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Effect of rosary prayer and yoga mantras on autonomic cardiovascular rhythms: comparative study
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Objective: To test whether rhythmic formulas such as the rosary and yoga mantras can synchronise and reinforce inherent cardiovascular rhythms and modify baroreflex sensitivity. Design: Comparison of effects of recitation of the Ave Maria (in Latin) or of a mantra, during spontaneous and metronome controlled breathing, on breathing rate and on spontaneous oscillations in RR interval, and on blood pressure and cerebral circulation. Setting: Florence and Pavia, Italy. Participants: 23 healthy adults. Main outcome measures: Breathing rate, regularity of breathing, baroreflex sensitivity, frequency of cardiovascular oscillations. Results: Both prayer and mantra caused striking, powerful, and synchronous increases in existing cardiovascular rhythms when recited six times a minute. Baroreflex sensitivity also increased significantly, from 9.5 (SD 4.6) to 11.5 (4.9) ms/mm Hg, P<0.05. Conclusion: Rhythm formulas that involve breathing at six breaths per minute induce favourable psychological and possibly physiological effects. What is already known on this topic: Reduced heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity are powerful and independent predictors of poor prognosis in heart disease Slow breathing enhances heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity by synchronising inherent cardiovascular rhythms What this study adds: Recitation of the rosary, and also of yoga mantras, slowed respiration to almost exactly 6/min, and enhanced heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity The rosary might be viewed as a health practice as well as a religious practice
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- Authors
- Bernardi, L., Sleight, P., Bandinelli, G., Cencetti, S., Fattorini, L., Wdowczyc-Szulc, J., & Lagi, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Pavia (IT)
- John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Bernardi, Luciano
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2001-12-22
- Volume
- 323
- Issue
- 7327
- Pages
- 1446-1449
- ISSN
- 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- 1468-5833
- PMC
- PMC61046
- OpenAlex
- W2026434512
- Cited by
- 486
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 33
- FWCI
- 5.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Licence
- www.bmj.com/company/legal-information/terms-conditions/legal-information/tdm-licencepolicy (tdm)
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- Ave Maria, slow-paced breathing, baroreflex sensitivity, heart rate variability, blood pressure, cerebral circulation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Religion, Respiration, Yoga, Baroreflex
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