Something that yoga has propounded for centuries, been mocked and now science confirms it and the ignores the history and cultural practice.

who mocked breathing techniques though ..

mindfulness and meditation have been seeing broad adoption - with apps like headspace etc also getting good traction

Now it is getting traction. Go back a few decades and you would be mocked as hippy, new agey, zealot, etc., depending on the continent and decade.

There is still resistance in India to teaching this in government schools.