Structured notes on what published research can and cannot say about paced breathing.
Data
Every technique in the Exhaling Research library, ranked by breaths per minute and hold ratio, computed from the published pattern data. No estimated physiology.
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Exhaling Research Desk, Editors, Exhaling Research
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All published notes, newest first.
Analysis
Most breathwork papers are small, short, and loosely specified. This note is a field guide for deciding what a finding can and cannot support.
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Explainer
Four coupled systems—autonomic tone, gas exchange, heart–breath rhythm, and interoception—explain why a change in cadence can change how a person feels within a minute.
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Research
A brief of the better-supported findings: paced exhalation-heavy breathing can raise HRV and modestly reduce perceived stress, with important limits on study size and protocol variation.
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