Spending just a few minutes consciously breathing sends signals of balance to our brain, telling us that we are ok, and brings us out from the part of our brain that makes us feel overwhelmed, into a state of calm. However, in our fast-paced, information-heavy world, we often lean towards acceleration. We alternate between these two every second of the day, with each breath we take. The parasympathetic is our braking system, which slows us down. The sympathetic branch is our accelerator and speeds us up. By breathing at resonance, we enter into an even balance between the two branches of our autonomic nervous system, the sympathetic (which moves us towards activity) and the parasympathetic, which moves us towards rest. How is it possible for one breathing technique to do so much? The answer lies within our nervous system. There have been hundreds of scientific studies performed on resonant breathing, which show a wide array of benefits, including reduction of inflammation, reduction of stress, improved sleep, improved resiliency, and strengthening of cardiovascular function. The effects of resonance support the innate ability of our body, nervous system, and emotions to restore themselves through the balancing of the complementary branches of our autonomic nervous system, which control our heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, respiration, and many other automatic functions of the body. It results in a calm, restful alertness, and many other benefits. It occurs spontaneously when we breathe at a rate of five to seven breaths per minute (instead of our usual 15-18). Is inspired by the resonance, the scientific name that describes what happens when our heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, and brainwave function come into a coherent frequency. and after just a few minutes see if you feel a little bit calm, just let that soak into you. Resonant breathing is like a stress reset button.
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