Breathwork (6 Breaths Per Minute With Music)

In this 5 minute practice, purposefully slow the breath down to 6 per minute with humming. At this frequency, we induce a hypometabolic state: lowering our breath and heart rates, dialing down the stress response, and reducing mental arousal.

An additional benefit: humming increases nasal nitric oxide which may improve sinus ventilation.

Transcript

In this practice we'll use humming and music to induce a hypometabolic state,

Slowing the breath to a frequency of 6 per minute.

Like this will trigger the relaxation response,

A restorative state.

We'll hum in the key of C sharp.

It doesn't matter if you can't hold the note,

Just take a deep breath in.

Exhale and hum.

Relaxing as you do so.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Find the rhythm that works best for your body and mind,

Extending the exhalation or shortening it.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Deep breath in.

Reviews

Great thank you

Perfect meditation to practice proper breathing for me. Thank you.

That was oddly intense. Thank you 🙏🏻