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Advanced Box Breathing (Extended), 8 Second Box W Meditation

by Robert Sweetman

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Meditation
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Advanced Box-Breathing Extended is a challenging set of 20 boxes. 8-second breath in, followed by 8-second hold, then 8-second breath out, followed by 8-second hold. The breathing will be followed by a 10 minute meditation to expand your consciousness. 21 min total. Enjoy!

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Transcript

This is my advanced box breathing.

You will breathe in for 8 seconds,

Hold for 8 seconds,

And then breathe out for 8 seconds and hold for 8 seconds.

As you breathe in,

You want to raise your tongue to the roof of the mouth and make a sound as if you can hear each particle of air flowing through your nostrils.

You should build this air supply within your stomach and pull deeply.

And as you reach the 8th count,

You should have a full,

Completely full.

And then when you breathe out,

Breathe out through your mouth,

Making a sound.

By the time you're done on the 8th count,

You should have all air out of your lungs.

And your stomach should be sucked in,

Bringing your navel to the spine.

We will do 20 sets followed by a 10 minute meditation.

Begin by breathing out all of your air and pushing your stomach to your spine.

Now breathe in,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Hold it,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Breathe out,

Breathe in,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Breathe in,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Breathe in,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Breathe in,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it,

Hold it,

Breathe out,

Hold it.

Return to the normal breath and sit with me for the next 10 minutes in meditation.

Thank you.

That concludes the practice.

Meet your Teacher

Robert SweetmanSan Diego, CA, USA

4.8 (139)

Recent Reviews

Jonathan

April 19, 2025

Like many people — I’m very fond of box breathing. I have found many great practices that each use of the box is a fraction of this one. Thanks for this. The way you are comfortably guiding this is reassuring throughout. This may have just become my favorite breathwork save. 8″(x4) is my new top tier box šŸ“¦āœØ

Amy

March 22, 2025

Try this one. Not sure why I was afraid to do 20 eight-count box breaths. It felt great. Amazing massage for the vagus nerve.

Ian

March 27, 2024

Thank you, this practice has changed my mindset and my CO2 tolerance.

Dianne

February 8, 2023

What a great practice. Eight second boxes are my favorite length - not too easy, not too challenging and the meditation at the end is the perfect finish. Thank you for sharing your work with us šŸ˜ŠšŸ™

Rob

February 7, 2023

Finally, I can get all of my box breaths and sit with myself in meditation.

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