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Coherent Breathing
Five seconds in, five seconds out. Heart and brain in sync.
Inhale
5
Cycle
0/12
Time
00:00
Phase
1/2
About this practice
Coherent breathing at roughly 5,6 breaths per minute (5 in, 5 out) maximizes heart rate variability, a key biomarker of nervous system balance and emotional resilience.
Benefits
- •Maximizes heart rate variability
- •Balances sympathetic & parasympathetic systems
- •Improves mood and emotional regulation
- •Easy to do anywhere, any time
The science
Research by Dr. Richard Brown found that breathing at 5.5 breaths/min synchronizes cardiovascular and respiratory rhythms (a state called 'resonance'), producing measurable boosts in vagal tone and HRV.
Pattern
inhale
5s
Inhale
exhale
5s
Exhale