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Coherent Breathing
Find your calm rhythm
Rounds
12
Ready when you are
Coherent breathing — also called resonant breathing — slows your breath to about six breaths a minute, five seconds in and five seconds out. This pace brings the heart, lungs and nervous system into balance, creating a gentle, sustainable calm.
When to use it
A great everyday practice — use it to unwind, to reset between tasks, or as a few minutes of daily calm.
Benefits
- Balances the nervous system
- Improves heart-rate variability
- Reduces everyday stress and tension
- Simple, even rhythm anyone can follow
How to do it
- 1Breathe in gently through your nose for 5 seconds
- 2Breathe out softly through your nose for 5 seconds
- 3Keep the rhythm smooth and even
- 4Continue for a few minutes