One-minute cyclic sighing versus box breathing for acute anxiety in real life
Breathwork · Anxiety, Stress & Coping · 2026
Preregistered pilot: one minute of either technique cut state anxiety in real threat moments; box breathing reduced attention errors but slowed reactions.
Authors
Riedl, Bracklo, Wimmer, Perzl et al.
Research lens
Preregistered pilot: one minute of either technique cut state anxiety in real threat moments; box breathing reduced attention errors but slowed reactions.
- breathwork
- anxiety
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