Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal
breath · Cell Reports Medicine · 2023
Stanford-led RCT comparing three breathwork styles to mindfulness meditation: the cyclic sigh (double inhale, long exhale) produced the largest daily mood lift and the largest drop in respiratory rate.
Authors
Balban MY, Neri E, Kogon MM, Weed L, Nouriani B, Jiang G, Anderson T, Birnbaum JI, Williams ML, Spiegel D, Huberman AD
Research lens
Stanford-led RCT comparing three breathwork styles to mindfulness meditation: the cyclic sigh (double inhale, long exhale) produced the largest daily mood lift and the largest drop in respiratory rate.
- breath
- vagal tone
- anxiety
- physiological sigh
- HRV