Breath
Breath correctly, feel better, live longer.
- Breath through your nose
- Breath into your stomach
- Puff up your abdomen
tip
Don't raise your shoulders, that is shallow breathing
Check your habits.
Routine
Five minutes a day of cyclic sighing was the most effective practice for long lasting improvement of:
- improved mood
- better sleep
- heart rate variability
Practices
Cyclic Physiological Sighing
Two nasal inhales to lungs full, followed by a full exhale to lungs empty, via the mouth.
Cyclic Hyperventilation
Deep nasal inhale and mouth exhales for 25 cycles, followed by 15-30sec breath holds with lungs empty; then repeat.
Box Breathing
Equal timing for inhale-hold-exhale-hold