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Articles tagged Anxiety from The Breath Interval: breathing techniques, guides and practice.
Anxiety and Stress
Meta-analyses of randomized trials show breathwork lowers stress and anxiety. Learn which breathing techniques work best, how long to practice and what the evidence says.
Anxiety and Stress
The physiological sigh, a double inhale and long exhale, is a natural reflex that resets your lungs and your stress. Learn how to do it and what the research says.
Techniques
Breathing out longer than you breathe in activates the vagus nerve and the rest-and-digest response. Learn the 4-8 method, the best inhale-to-exhale ratio and what studies show.
Anxiety and Stress
A Stanford study found 5 minutes of daily breathwork improved mood, and cyclic sighing worked best. Learn how to do the physiological sigh and what the research shows.
Techniques
Box breathing is inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 4, hold 4. Learn the steps, what the latest research says about stress and anxiety, and how to practice.
Anxiety and Stress
Triangle breathing is inhale 6, hold 6, exhale 6. Learn how to do it, why slow breathing can ease anxiety, and what the research says.