Scientists at Stanford have discovered that specific neurons connect breathing to a control center and the state of mind. Breathing erratically signals the control center to display negative feelings such as tension. Yoga believes that the body has seven energy centers or chakras corresponding to various parts of our physiology. Disruption and negativity in these chakras lead to dysfunction. Now isn’t that really the same thing? Couldn’t yoga be a metaphorical version of physical science or vice versa?
Through tests on mice Scientists were able to pinpoint which neurons within the body’s breathing control center generated different types of breathing. By wiping out some of the neurons they found breathing in mice were relaxed as there was no reason to breathe faster.