Development of a Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (Yoga-CaRe) Programme for Secondary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:7.96em"/><col style="width:31.38em"/><col style="width:18.00em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_left">Items</td><td class="align_center">Time</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Breathing exercises</td><td class="align_left">(1) Anulom vilom/nadishodhana pranayam (without kumbhak) (alternate nostril breathing)<br/>(2) Bhramari pranayama (bee breathing)<br/>(3) Ujjayi pranayam (loud breathing)</td><td class="align_center">Around 15 minutes for 3- each one for about 5 minutes</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Meditation &amp; relaxation practices</td><td class="align_left">(1) Chanting<br/>(2) Mindfulness meditation<br/>(3) Shavasana (relaxation training)</td><td class="align_center">Around 15 minutes for 3- each one for about 5 minutes in a darkened room</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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