Why the out-breath is longer
The body has its own brake pedal, and it is pressed on the way out. A short, honest account of what slow breathing does — and what it doesn’t.
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How it goes
- 01
Stop 5″
Let whatever you are doing pause. Feel your feet, or the chair under you.
- 02
First breath 10″
In through the nose for four. Out slowly for six.
- 03
Second breath 10″
Again. Let the shoulders come down on the way out.
- 04
Third breath 10″
Once more, the slowest of the three.
- 05
Return 3″
Notice one thing you can see. You’re back.
This is level three of the method, hold your own: a few breaths that bring you back, without a room, a teacher or a screen. Use the tool for the first week if you like. After that, you won’t need it — which is the point.
Take care. If you feel light-headed, breathe normally. Never practise while driving.
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