Box breathing is a way to manipulate your breath to promote focus and relieve stress.
What is box breathing?
Box breathing gets its name from this four-sided pattern (inhale, hold, exhale, hold).
“There’s a reason Marines and athletes embrace the box breath,” he tells mbg.
“All of the ratios are 1-1-1-1, and that’s very unusual for breathwork.
It’s not a circle; it’s a sharp angle.”
How to do the box breath.
To practice this breath, find a seated position and close your eyes.
It’s relaxing.
Dittmar recommends using this particularbreathing techniquewhen you oughta feel relaxed yet alert.
It focuses the mind.
It’s good for the lungs.
He’s even seen breathwork be an effective adjunct therapy for patients with lung diseases like COPD and asthma.
It relieves stress.
Stephens likens taking deep, controlled breaths to pumping the breaks on overwhelm, stress, and anxiousness.
