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Quills Reviews
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September 22, 2011
My love for this film runs very deep indeed. As a fan of the Marquis de Sade and everything spawned after his name, as well as an advocate for the the uncensored underbelly of the literary greats, this film possessed everything someone such as myself could hope for. Moments of genuine hilarity blunted by the brutish historical truth, every single character in this film has a role to play and plays it magnificently. Rush is a superbly talented actor who never fails to keep my eyes on the screen and even Phoenix is acceptable as a preist with a naughty streak. A truly magnificent film.
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September 20, 2011
With a brilliant cast I did expect more from this. I'm unsure if she was going for a some sort of style, but Winslet looked like she couldn't act. Maybe that was just her character. Rush did a fantastic job as usual. I would have liked a better explanation to the beginning part. It seemed out of place compared to the rest of the film.
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May 18, 2007
An adaptation of the play based on a chapter of the life of the infamous Marquis De Sade whose lascivious writings scandalized post revolutionary France. Set within the walls of a church-run lunatic asylum where the Marquis was incarcerated to avoid the ignominy of prison, he is shown as a rebel using his literature to infuriate the religious establishment. Geoffrey Rush clearly relished the role and is ably supported by Joaquin Phoenix as the asylum's governor, a good man trapped within the framework of an intolerant heirarchy and Kate Winslett as the common serving girl who helps the Marquis distribute his works. Michael Caine is a little less convincing, probably because of his casting against type as the cruel, sadistic tyrant who is dispatched to "cure" him. It has shades of both Amadeus and The Madness Of King George, although the characterisation and drama of those films is not quite matched here, but it's an interesting and well made historical drama that's worth seeing for Rush's performance alone.
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December 6, 2010
I am not one for egregious sex. When semi graphic sex/ nudity or innuendo is used in a film, I wonder if it has real value or if it's more sexy or shock and awe. However, there wasn't a moment in this film that made me think that. And I actually laughed (during the play of course). Visually beautiful, witty and inventive. Not to mention jam packed with hypocrisy. Love it. Completely gorgeous performances by every principle. As expected really.
|Lady D
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November 17, 2006
Quills is quite an unusual film, considering the period covered and it's Erotic Literature theme. It's a bit of a strange watch, because it varies between intriguing and boring at times. The characters were really made individual and developed well. I have to say I've not watched anything to date withGeoffrey Rush that I have enjoyed, but happy to say this film is an exception.
|Spencer S
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August 3, 2010
One word: Debauchery. Amazing performances, true to all the ideals of the Marquis de Sade.
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September 10, 2007
This is a really brilliant grafted and acted movie and really interesting to watch with surprising consequences and actions really worth a watch!
|Leigh R
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November 7, 2006
Insane, the man was insane...
|Michael S
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April 3, 2007
Quite disturbing, and quite great.
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July 25, 2007
Witty script and fine performances from all the cast make for a gripping battle of wills between societal norms and freedom of expression
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July 15, 2007
I love this movie. On top of the fact that it's beautiful to look at (the actors, the sets the costumes), but the script is brilliant and full of humour and characters you care about. I love the way the traditional roles are flipped and the Marquis de Sade - a veritable boogeyman by most's accounts - is the good guy and Michael Caine as the hospital doctor is the villain. Abbe and Madeleine are kind of caught in the middle. Despite its rather tragic ending, this movie is strangely satisfying and uplifting. If I had a heart, I would hold this film close to it.
|Drew S
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June 17, 2007
Erotic, intense and literate, Quills is a well-done cinematic treat. The performances are singularly absorbing from all the players, especially the magnificent Geoffrey Rush.
Some parts of the plot are a little heavy-handed; Quills doesn't always handle its subplots with the most subtlety or grace. The hypocrisy of characters like Michael Caine is blatant, yes, and we know we need to hate him for it. Couldn't they have been a little more discreet with all this? If you're sitting through Quills, you're probably not that much of an idiot.
This is a pretty minor complaint in light of the rest of the film, with is done superbly. Rich characters and dialogue create an incredibly immersive atmosphere, fraught with danger and ever-present menace. Geoffrey Rush is like a prototype Hannibal Lecter, except without the eating people part (though I'm sure he'd give it a try).
|Wildaly M
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May 16, 2007
This film truly stunned me. Great performances by Winslet, Phoenix and more importantly Rush. Definitely made me look into this historical character, the Marquis De Sade. I'd like to watch it again soon.
|Al S
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August 13, 2006
A wild, very sexy and a devilishly enchanting movie. Terrifically funny, wonderfully written and tremendously entertaining. Stunning and extroadinary. Geoffrey Rush is a riveting tour-de-force. A magnificent performance. Joaquin Phoenix and Kate Winslet are a revelation. Michael Caine is brilliant. A great story. One of the best films I ever seen. The acting, writing and directing are all absolutly amazing. A superb period drama with a chilling and unforgettable effect.
|Jason S
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January 5, 2007
A dark period peice that serves up a good performance from Rush doing what he does best... being creepy.
|Michael G
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October 25, 2006
Pretty good with great performances. It starts off playful enough but eventually makes you remember that it takes place in a madhouse.
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[font=Arial][color=darkred]Rush is cast as the Marquis de Sade with luscious care. Rush is a great character actor and relishes the 19th century bad boy with glee. The problem with 'Quills' is that the film portrays de Sade as nothing more than the Larry Flint of the 1800s. Rush is trapped in a crampt cell for the entire film, which plunges the film further into mediocrity. Winslet and Phoenix have fine supporting roles as first hand revelers of de Sade's dirty words. The film portrays the bad boy as a free speech martyr and explains that the reason he's locked away in an asylum is because people didn't like what he had to say. The Marquis de Sade was locked away because he liked to mutilate and torture women. Consider the history of 'Quills' in the same grain-of-salt vein of 'The Hurricane'. A little tweek here, a little tweek there. The movie even has to make de Sade a sort of hero by introducing an even meaner "bad guy" with Michael Caine. 'Quills' is long and incomprehensibly thoughtless in its history. What was the National Board of Review thinking?![/color][/font]
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There it is: another "historical" movie, good one I'll say, but with no accuracy at all! Why directors cannot at least, try to make an honest movie with things that actually happened. Don't tell me that the life of Marquis de Sade wasn't exciting enough that the screenwriters had to mix up the events and add things that never happened! The director Philip Kaufman's movie re-imagines the last years of the Marquis' incarceration in the insane asylum at Charenton... and does that really well with the help of the stars Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade, Joaquin Phoenix as the Abb� du Coulmier, Michael Caine as Dr. Royer-Collard, and Kate Winslet as laundress Madeleine "Maddie" LeClerc.
Rush was exceptional, which resulted in nominations for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. About the factual inaccuracies, writers said they were not making a biography of de Sade, but exploring issues such as censorship, pornography, sex, art, mental illness, and religion... but somehow they managed to do all that simplifying de Sade's complex life!
Overall experience was positive, and you could enjoy this R rated movie if you are ready to accept that most of it is a product of imagination, not real events.
|Jeffrey M
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May 4, 2013
Quills is the sort of historical period piece that is frustrating, feeling both fascinating and inaccessible. The film revolves around Marquis de Sade, a nefarious and deeply troubled aristocrat with a knack for causing controversy with his explicit writings. The film documents his relationship with a chamber maid, who helps smuggle out his writings, and the ramifications of it.
The film's take on de Sade is fascinating. It portrays a man that is relentless in his quest to spread his vile writings, with Geoffrey Rush giving a very fine performance. We see a self obsessed, driven, but certainly psychotic man. The film uses this to examine themes of expression and moral ambiguity, which I appreciated. It's also matched with equally strong performances by Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, and, above all, Michael Caine.
Where the film becomes frustrating, however, is in the supporting characters. Their actions never seem believable, and are frustratingly irrational. It's as if they are acting as they would in the mind of de Sade, without any respect to the actual context of the situation. Their character arcs don't feel organic to the events that are transpiring, making the film often disengaging and hard to watch. This is especially true of Kate Winslet's character, whose fascination with de Sade is never fully explored, and with Phoenix's character, who is simply written as an ignorant, highly emotional, and weak man. The themes the film brings up are interesting, but without other dynamic characters to compliment Rush, it's of no use.
The dramatic action of Quills never seems to culminate in anything. There's interesting points, but to no real payoff to them. Overall, there's enough here to hold your interest, with a good premise, but a frustrating execution.
3/5 Stars
|John B
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July 3, 2012
Sure it is gross at times and vile and whatever else you want to be offended by but you can't avoid the great performance of Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade. Scandalous but memorable.


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http://www.mtxoom.com/ THAI JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Volume 19 (No.1, April 2006) Page 1-7 www.tjps.org ISSN 0857 – 5754 Original Article YOGA EXERCISE INCREASES CHEST WALL EXPANSION AND LUNG VOLUMES IN YOUNG HEALTHY THAIS Chanavirut R, Khaidjapho K, Jaree P, and Pongnaratorn P Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand Yoga, a method of breathing and chest expansion exercise, has been reported to improve respiratory function in healthy and respiratory diseases. The present study tested the hypothesis that short-term Yoga exercise increased chest wall expansion and lung volumes in young healthy Thais. Fifty-eight healthy young volunteers (20.1±0.6 years of age) were randomly allocated into Yoga training (n=29) and control (n=29). Five positions of Hatha Yoga (Uttita Kummersana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Vrikshasana, Yoga Mudra, and Ushtrasana) were assigned because of their dominant effects on chest wall function. The Yoga practice was 20 min/session and 3 sessions/week for 6 weeks. The matching control subjects were designed and stayed free without Yoga exercise in a similar period. Before and after training lung expansion was measured by a standard tape at three levels: upper (sternal angle), middle (rib 5), and lower (rib 8). Lung volumes (tidal volume, FEV1, FEV25-75%, and FVC) were measured by a standard spirometer. Compared to pre-training, Yoga exercise significantly increased (p<0.05) chest wall expansion in all levels (upper 3.2±0.1 versus 4.4±0.1 cm, middle 5.0±0.1 versus 5.9±0.1 cm, lower 5.9±0.2 versus 6.8±0.1 cm), FEV1 (2.5±0.1 versus 2.8±0.1 L), FEV25-75% (4.1±0.2 versus 4.8±0.2 L/sec), and FVC (2.5±0.1 versus 2.8±0.1 L). The upper chest wall expansion improved better than the other two levels. Resting tidal volume was not altered by Yoga (0.53±0.03 versus 0.55±0.03 L). In contrast, the control subjects did not show any change in all measured parameters through the study. The present data suggest that short-term Yoga exercise improves respiratory breathing capacity by increasing chest wall expansion and forced expiratory lung volumes. Key words: Yoga, chest wall exercise Yoga, originated in India thousands years ago, is a method of learning that aims to attain the unity of mind, body, and spirit through three main Yoga structures: exercise, breathing, and meditation (Gilbert, 1999; Halvorson, 2002; Monro, 1997). It is separated into Six Branches. 1. Bhakti Yoga is the path of heart and devotion. 2. Raja Yoga is the path of Yoga that focuses on meditation and contemplation. 3. Jnana Yoga is the path of Yoga that deals with wisdom and knowledge or the Yoga of the mind. 4. Karma Yoga is the path of service; it refers to the energy of action. 5. Tantra Yoga is the path of ritual, it also known as sorcery, witchcraft, magic spell or some mysterious formula. 6. Hatha Yoga is Received: April 11, 2006; accepted: April 24, 2006 the most popular branch of Yoga. In general, Correspondence should be addressed to Raoyrin Chanavirut, when people mention about Yoga, they refer M.Sc., Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, to Hatha Yoga. It is the physical training part Thailand combining postural exercise ("asana"), E-mail: email@example.com relaxation, and voluntary control of breathing © 2001 by the Physiological Society of Thailand. All rights reserved. 1 ´ËΪÊÔÓð棬ÈçÐè×¢²á£¬ÇëÒƲ½£º www.verypdf.com 2 http://www.mtxoom.com/ Chanavirut et al. ("pranayama"). Yoga practice consists of the five-principle including proper relaxation, proper exercise, proper breathing, proper diet, and positive thinking and meditation. Yoga respiration consists of very slow, deep breaths with sustained breath hold after each inspiration and expiration. Thus, previous studies considered Yoga as a method of breathing and chest expansion exercise. Breathing and chest wall expansion exercise, the treatment technique for chest physical therapy, have been used to treat various forms of respiratory dysfunction, both acute and chronic abnormalities resulting from medical or surgical conditions, and for health promotion (Brannon et al., 1993; Dean and Ross, 1992; Frownfelter, 1978; Levenson, 1992). Exercise training has been shown to improve respiratory capacity, airway resistance, exercise tolerance, and to reduce work of breathing (Frownfelter, 1978; Levenson, 1992). Previously, it was reported that Yoga training (asans and pranayams) for 6 months improved lung function, respiratory muscle strength, skeletal muscle strength, and endurance in 12-15 years old Indian (Mandanmohan et al., 2003). However, different Yoga training (three weeks duration) produced different results on the cardiopulmonary function in young Indian (Mandanmohan et al., 2005). At present, Yoga is the popular kind of fashionable exercise that uses for health promotion in all ages in Thailand, but still has few reports about the benefit of Yoga exercise in different techniques on respiration especially lung volumes and chest wall expansion in Thais. This experiment tested the hypothesis that short-term Yoga training improved chest wall expansion and lung volumes in young healthy Thais. Five positions of Hatha Yoga (Uttita Kummersana or cat position, Ardha Matsyendrasana or sitting and twist the trunk position, Vrikshasana or tree position, Yoga Mudra, and Ushtrasana or camel position) were selected for training to simulate a chest expansion exercise position (Frownfelter, 1978). Materials and Methods Subjects Fifty-eight healthy volunteers, 18-25 years of age, were recruited from the undergraduate students of Khon Kaen University and separated into two groups: Yoga training (20 females and 9 males) and control group (21 females and 8 males). All subjects were free of any acute and chronic diseases. This study was reviewed and approved by the Institute Ethics Committee, based on the declaration of Helsinki, and written consensus was obtained from all subjects. Experimental protocol General characteristics (age, body weight, height, and body mass index: BMI) were collected from all subjects and matched between groups. All subjects were assigned to learn the whole protocol and explained in detail by the investigator. At the first day of study, both groups came to the training room and their chest expansion and lung volumes were measured as pretest data. The chest wall expansion was measured by a standard tape at three levels: upper (sternal angle), middle (rib 5), and lower (rib 8) levels. The lung volumes including tidal volume (VT), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced expiratory volume between 25-75% (FEF25- 75%), and forced vital capacity (FVC) were measured by a standard spirometer. Then the Yoga group was trained to perform Yoga exercise for 20 minutes while the control group was stay free in the same room. Both were allowed to live freely at their homes without other heavy exercise, drinking, and smoking. The Yoga group was asked to come to the study room three days a week for six weeks to perform 20-min Yoga exercise. At the end of 6 weeks period, all studied parameters were measured as posttest data with the same methods. The Yoga group performed five yoga postures (Figure 1): Uttita Kummersana (cat position), Ardha Matsyendrasana (sitting and twist the trunk), Vrikshasana (tree position), Yoga Mudra and Ushtrasana (camel position) for 20 minutes a day, one time a day, and 3 days a week until 6 weeks. ´ËΪÊÔÓð棬ÈçÐè×¢²á£¬ÇëÒƲ½£º www.verypdf.com http://www.mtxoom.com/ Yoga exercise and respiration 3 A B C D E F G Figure 1. A, Vrikshasana or tree position; B, Starting position of Uttita Kummersana or cat position; C, Uttita Kummersana or cat position; D, Ardha Matsyendrasana or sitting and twist the trunk; E, Starting position of Yoga Mudra; F, Yoga Mudra position; G, Ushtrasana or camel position (Krongkwan, 2003). ´ËΪÊÔÓð棬ÈçÐè×¢²á£¬ÇëÒƲ½£º www.verypdf.com 4 http://www.mtxoom.com/ Chanavirut et al. Data analyses All data were expressed as mean ± SEM and were statistically analyzed by using the Statmost software (DataMost, USA). One-way ANOVA and appropriate post hoc tests (Duncan's Multi-Range) were used to determine the statistical difference among parameters. P-values of less than 0.05 indicated a significant difference. Table 1. General characteristics of control and Yoga groups Parameters Control Yoga (n=29) (n=29) Age (years) 20.1 ± 0.6 20.1 ± 1.3 Body height (cm) 162.1 ± 7.5 161.1 ± 9.0 Body weight (kg) 54.4 ± 8.8 49.3 ± 6.0 2 BMI (kg/m ) 20.7 ± 2.4 19.1 ± 1.0 Data were mean ± SE. BMI: body mass index. Results General characteristics The general characteristics of both control and Yoga groups were not significantly different both before and after experimental studies (Table 1). Body weight, height, and BMI were all within the normal range of healthy person. Lung volumes At the beginning of the study (before or pretest), all measured lung volumes were not significantly different between groups (Table 2). Yoga exercise significantly increased FVC, FEV1, and FEF 25-75% (p < 0.05) without any effect on tidal volume. However, only the posttest FEF25-75% of Yoga significantly increased when compared to control. No lung volumes of the control were significantly different when compared between before and after values. Table 2. Lung volumes of control and Yoga groups Before After Lung volume Control Yoga Control Yoga VT (L) 0.55 ± 0.03 0.53 ± 0.03 0.57 ± 0.03 0.55 ± 0.03 FEV1 (L) 2.54 ± 0.13 2.46 ± 0.10 2.46 ± 0.14 2.78 ± 0.11 ∗ FEV25-75% (L/sec) 3.83 ± 0.21 4.10 ± 0.23 3.72 ± 0.20 4.77 ± 0.24 ∗βα FVC (L) 2.53 ± 0.13 2.49 ± 0.12 2.51 ± 0.14 2.82 ± 0.12 ∗ Data were mean ± SEM. ∗: significance between before and after Yoga, β: significance between before control and after Yoga, α: significance between after control and after Yoga, p<0.05. ´ËΪÊÔÓð棬ÈçÐè×¢²á£¬ÇëÒƲ½£º www.verypdf.com http://www.mtxoom.com/ Yoga exercise and respiration 5 Table 3. Chest wall expansion of control and Yoga groups. Chest expansion Before After (cm) Control Yoga Control Yoga Upper 3.00 ± 0.09 3.19 ± 0.07 3.02 ± 0.10 4.40 ± 0.14 ∗βα Middle 4.64 ± 0.11 4.97 ± 0.13 4.68 ± 0.10 5.92 ± 0.13 ∗βα Lower 5.40 ± 0.14 5.91 ± 0.18 5.44 ± 0.14 6.77 ± 0.14 ∗βα Data were mean ± SEM. ∗: significance between before and after Yoga, β: significance between before control and after Yoga, α: significance between after control and after Yoga, p<0.05. Chest wall expansion As general characteristics and lung volumes, baseline chest wall expansion was not significantly differently between groups (Table 3). At the end of 6 weeks Yoga training, chest wall expansion significantly increased (p < 0.05) in all three levels when compared to their pretest values and posttest control. The improvement was highest at the upper (38%) compared to middle (19%) and lower (15%) levels. Discussion Yoga has its ancient roots in India, where it is both a spiritual and physical practice- integrating mind and body. Contemporary Americans lean toward its fitness aspects. Since 1998, Yoga has become standard fare at health clubs and community recreation programs in Thailand. The difference between Yoga and other exercise is the predominant focus on sensations in the body (Halvorson, 2002). Like other forms of exercise, the present data indicate that six-week Yoga training improves respiratory capacity especially chest wall expansion and lung volumes. This study agrees with previous reports in Indian children (Mandanmohan et al., 2003) and supports the benefit of Yoga as an alternative exercise for health and treatment of some abnormalities. Respiratory function depends on many factors including nervous system, respiratory muscle strength, and lung dimension. Mandanmohan et al. (2003) demonstrated that short-term Yoga practice increased skeletal muscle strength and lung volumes in children. Yoga training also improves muscle strength and flexibility (Raub, 2002) and increased respiratory sensation (Villien et al., 2005), maximum expiratory pressure and flow rate (Joshi et al., 1992; Stanescu et al., 1981; Yadav and Das, 2001). It is likely that the improvement of respiratory function and increased chest wall expansion in the present study were resulted from the increased respiratory muscle strength. Psychological effects may not concern in this case since both control and Yoga groups were studied in the same place and with the same investigators, and were all the students of Khon Kaen University of the same age. Like other types of exercise, Yoga practice decreased reaction time, indicating improvement of neuromuscular system (Bhavanani et al., 2003). Increased nerve conduction velocity was reported in dynamic exercise (Masuda et al., 2001; Ross et al., 2001), but not yet in the Yoga training. Although the chemoreceptor reflex adaptation and blood gases has been widely studied (Forster and Pan, 1995; Pianosi and Khoo, 1995), the possible role of nervous system on improved lung function in Yoga exercise especially in a short-term training period needs further experiments.. The main purpose of the lung is to maintain gas exchange and transport to match the need of cellular respiration. The pulmonary gas exchange depends mainly on the ventilation-perfusion ´ËΪÊÔÓð棬ÈçÐè×¢²á£¬ÇëÒƲ½£º www.verypdf.com 6 http://www.mtxoom.com/ Chanavirut et al. ratio. Although the present study indicated increased chest wall expansion in all three levels, the most improvement is at the upper part (Table 2). This area usually ventilates in excess of blood flow and the ventilation-perfusion ratio is highest (Ganong, 1995). Thus, the increased chest wall at the upper part may not result in good gas exchange. In contrast, the increased chest wall dimension at the lower part indicates the possible increased ventilation-perfusion ratio and improved gas exchange capacity. Blood flow to this part is usually high in excess of ventilation. However, regional blood flow distribution in Yoga practice has to be clarified in the future. Five positions of Hatha-Yoga used in this study has been reported to predominantly effect on prime mover and accessory respiratory muscle such as external and internal intercostal muscle, pectoral, latisimus dorsi, erector spinae, rectus abdominis, serratus anterior and diaphragm (Frownfelter, 1978; Levenson, 1992). Performing Yoga stretching and balancing movement can lead to improvements of muscle strength and flexibility of all these muscles (Halvorson, 2002). In addition, general principles of yogic breathing can change breath habitually from chest breathing to abdominal breathing pattern. Abdominal breathing uses the diaphragm primarily, and is congruent with the shape of the lungs and the capacities of the breathing muscles. It performs respiration with the least effort and is associated with mental stability and calmness. In contrast, chest breathing utilizes primarily intercostal muscle plus accessory breathing muscles: trapizius, scalenes, pectoral, and sternomastoid (Chaitow and Bradley, 2002; Frownfelter, 1978; Levenson, 1992). It is less efficient, aerates less of the lung, fatigues the neck and upper chest if used habitually, and is associated with urgency and anxiety (Gilbert, 1999). However, why the upper part of chest expands more by Yoga exercise needs further studies. A type of Yoga, the Asanas, involves a variety of effects including (1) relaxation, stretching, and balancing of muscles; (2) mobilization of joints; 3) improvement of posture; (4) action on pressure points; (5) improvement of breathing; (6) calming of the nervous system; and (7) promotion of homeostasis in cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine and other systems (Monro, 1997). The Asanas relaxes muscles through holding them in gently stretched positions (Monro, 1997). As another benefit, Yoga improves posture. Appropriate posture improves breathing because the chest is opened up (Halvorson, 2002). In summary, the present study suggests that short-term Yoga exercise improves respiratory breathing capacity by increasing chest wall expansion and forced expiratory lung volumes. These data provide more scientific evidence to support the beneficial effect of Yoga practice on respiration and muscle strength. Acknowledgment This study was supported in part by a research grant from Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. This work was presented in the Experimental Biology 2006, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, USA and was specially selected to be one of meeting highlight topics for public press. References 1. Bhavanani AB, Madanmohan, and Udupa K. Acute effect of Mukh bhastrika (a yogic bellows type breathing) on reaction time. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 47:297-300, 2003. 2. Brannon FJ, Foley MW, Starr JA, and Saul LM. Additional components of pulmonary rehabilitation. In: Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation: Basic Theory and Applicatio, edited by Brannon FJ, Foley MW, Starr JA, and Saul LM. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 1993, p 430-432. 3. Chaithamsatid K. Yoga pathway for couples, pregnancy, and therapy. Bangkok: Tontham, 2003. ´ËΪÊÔÓð棬ÈçÐè×¢²á£¬ÇëÒƲ½£º www.verypdf.com http://www.mtxoom.com/ Yoga exercise and respiration 7 4. 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