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What Yoga Teachers Should Know About Breathing Physiology

Yoga Meets Movement Science

CHAPTER

Understanding the Relationship Between Breathing and Oxygen Saturation

This chapter debunks the belief that deep breathing in yoga classes brings more oxygen into the bloodstream, explaining that the blood is already fully oxygenated with normal breathing. Studies have shown only a minimal increase in oxygen saturation with deep breathing practices.

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