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Articles tagged Nervous System 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.
Breathing and Health
Slow breathing at about 6 breaths a minute modestly lowers blood pressure, and the American Heart Association rates device-guided breathing as reasonable. Here is the research.
Vagus Nerve and Nervous System
Can you really reset your vagus nerve? A research-based look at vagal tone, HRV and breathing: what slow breathing can do for your nervous system, and the myths to skip.
Vagus Nerve and Nervous System
You don't need a smart ring or watch to regulate your nervous system. Research shows slow breathing raises vagal activity on its own. Here is how, and how to track progress.
Techniques
Resonance breathing, or coherent breathing, is slow breathing at about 6 breaths a minute. Learn how to find your rate, why it calms the vagus nerve, and what the research says.
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.