CellWell record HH-5146
Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal
Balban MY, Neri E, Kogon MM, Weed L, Nouriani B, Jo B, Holl G, Zeitzer JM, Spiegel D, Huberman AD
Cell Reports Medicine ยท 2023
In plain language
In this randomized trial, five minutes of daily structured breathwork, especially exhale-focused cyclic sighing, was associated with greater improvements in mood and reductions in respiratory rate over one month compared with an equivalent duration of mindfulness meditation.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Studied in
- Human
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