A longer exhale than the inhale. Useful in bed. Less useful as a personality.
Breathwork
Limited evidence
4-7-8 breathing
Inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8 — Weil’s bedtime downshift.
Details
- Technique
- Tongue on the ridge, inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8. Four cycles to start.
- Benefits
- Sleep onset, Down-regulation
- Scientific evidence
- Slow-exhale breathing is plausible; branded 4-7-8 trials are thin.
- Equipment
- None
Editorial rating ★ 4.2
A fine night tool. Do not expect miracles on night one.
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