Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal

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Remote RCT: 5 minutes a day for one month. Breathwork, especially exhale-focused cyclic sighing, improved mood more and lowered respiratory rate more than mindfulness meditation did (p < 0.05). The senior author became a WHOOP advisor in June 2022.

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