The Commodification of Breath: Parsing Fact from Fiction in the Gilded Age of Breathwork and Breathing Influencers
AASP
JUNE 26, 2025
Studies show this rhythm can reduce physiological arousal and enhance the ability of the vagus nerve to calm the body after stress (Bae et al., You won’t find many studies on this technique in isolation (hence the “honorable mention”), but it draws from the tried-and-true physiology of sympathetic activation more broadly.
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