'Cyclic sighing' can help breathe away anxiety
'Cyclic sighing' can help breathe away anxiety
An article from Stanford Medicine discussing research that found 'cyclic sighing,' a controlled breathing exercise emphasizing long exhalations, can effectively reduce anxiety and improve mood in as little as five minutes a day. The study, co-led by researchers David Spiegel and Andrew Huberman, showed that this technique led to greater improvements in positive feelings and a lower resting breathing rate compared to other breathing exercises and mindfulness meditation.
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wellness is big business.
so despite these studies basis on self reporting, it's worth noting the value of these ideas pushing forward an approach that is easy to memorize and with minimal time commitment.
no apps, no subscriptions and less prescriptive than similar techniques like box breathing.
there is likely no magical pill and one size fits all solution though, but in a pinch, cyclic breathing is a nice tool and it doesn't hurt to try.
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