Breathing Exercises - Coherent Breath

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Breathing into account of about five or six, whatever 's comfortable for you, and exhale to that same amount. This is called coherent breathing. When we breathe this way, the respiratory system and the heartd other systems in the body enter a state of coherence. After about 30 seconds of holding your breath, oxygenation of the brain actually increases. More oxygen to the brain, lower blood pressure, you feel calm, but also focused.

When author and journalist James Nestor began researching a piece on free diving, he was stunned. He found that free divers could hold their breath for up to 8 minutes at a time, and dive to depths of 350 feet on a single breath. As he dug into the history of breath, he discovered that our industrialized lives have led to improper and mindless breathing, with cascading consequences from sleep apnea to reduced mobility. He also discovered an entire world of extraordinary feats achieved through proper and mindful breathing — including healing scoliosis, rejuvenating organs, halting snoring, and even enabling greater sovereignty in our use of technology. What is the transformative potential of breath? And what is the relationship between proper breathing and humane technology?