Day 15 - Box Breathing - 21-Day Breathwork Challenge
This session is part of the 21-day Breathwork Challenge. If you follow my profile, you can find all the available previous sessions there. You can also find all the other tracks in the playlist "The 21-Day Breathwork Challenge". Box breathing has roots in pranayama, as it is very similar to alternate nostril breathing with kumbhaka, but was popularized and simplified by the US Navy seals to be able to effectively manage stress in extreme circumstances. When we are under acute stress, we don’t have time to think about complex cues and alternating nostrils, so a simplified version has a higher chance of being effective. Anyone can do this practice, but keep your BOLT as a guiding principle to take appropriate breath holds. Half a BOLT is your max hold in the practice because you will have two breath holds in one round of breathing. Take it easy when you are pregnant or suffer from anxiety or panic.
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