Breathing practices (like the 21 minute breathing flow in this course) enhance mood and physiological arousal

4d ago (edited) in Performance Breathing

Check out this report on Breathwork to improve mood and reduce anxiety - it's a bloody good read and helps frame up some of the key principles of the breathing for calm and focus section of the course. Here is an extract from the report. The great thing is that studies support that it doesn't need to be 21 minutes long - just a few minutes of slow controlled breathing has a pronounced effect on physical and mental states promoting calm and relaxation. Document attached ⬇️

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9873947/

"It is also clear that different emotional and cognitive states alter the depth and frequency of breathing, which likewise impacts emotional state, in part by regulation of carbon dioxide levels. There is growing evidence that brain-body states, ranging from sleep to stress to physical activity to meditation, can help people buffer and better manage stressors. A review of Yogic breathing practices reported increased feelings of peacefulness, improved reaction time and problem solving, decreased anxiety, and reduction of mind wandering and intrusive thoughts"

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