It can well be that S. exercise delivers some dose of direct pleasure
by affecting brain chemistry.

At least in my experience, it is more invigorating and energizing than
any other exercise I know where you would burn similar amount of calories.

Regards,
Yevgen

--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, mclaym1@... wrote:
>
> Evgenij,
>
> It is a very good explanation from you. I know you are right when it
comes
> to being aware of the fact that our brain is a physical organ too. I
bet we
> often do not think about our brain as an organ.
>
> I was wondering, however, if the increased level of oxygen that we are
> getting into our brain through S. exercises invariably leads to the
increased
> level of dopamine that is responsible for stimulating "pleasure"
center in our
> brain. I know that drugs increase the level of dopamine's in one
brain...Do you
> think that S. exercises have the power and do the same thing? Shetinin
> mentions in his book that S. exercises have a "stimulating effect
on one's
> pleasure center."
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Mark
>
>
> In a message dated 3/17/2008 1:58:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> evgenij_b@... writes:
>
>
>
>
> It is clear that it can work for physical reasons, as S. exercise
> actually eliminates some of the problems. It make easier to breath for
> one, improving oxigination level as result. Already a good reason for
> better mood. By prolonged practice it widens the large bronchi, those
> making the improvement permanent.
> Besides, brain is a physical organ itself. It just does
> not work very well if say not enough nutrients are coming in, or blood
> has reduced oxigen level, not to mention levels of different hormones,
> that also can be altered by physical activity. So making body work
> better improves work of the brain and so improves the outcome of
> thinking process. Maybe mood improves because some of the issues
> _actually_ find a resolution!
>
> As for purely psychological, it is more complex. But I can see one
> mechanism, similar to meditation - it allows to break up the infinite
> loop of thoughts that don't converge to a desirable resolution. By
> "resetting" the brain, it allows to start thinking process from new
> set of "seeds" and this way it might come to completely different
> solutions.
> But meditation requires a lot of training to get it right, while
> exercise allows to accomplish the "reset" equally well for a novice or
> experienced practitioner.
>
> Regards,
> Evgenij
>
> --- In _strelnikova_strelnikostrelnikova_str_
> (mailto:strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com) , mclaym1@ wrote:
> >
> > I believe depression occurs for two reasons. The first one being
> purely
> > psychological. A person tries to do something. Things do not work
> out. Depression
> > sets in.
> >
> > The second reason is physical. May be, there is some chemical
> imbalance in
> > one's head. Some people are just predisposed to being depressed much
> like some
> > people are predisposed to having certain conditions.
> >
> > I believe in both cases, these breathing exercises can help. Yes, it
> is a
> > simple explanation, but it makes sense.
> >
> > We live in a society of "easy solutions." It is much easier to take
> a pill
> > than to do anything else.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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