HRV Breathing - 6 Seconds Inhale, 6 Seconds Exhale (Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise)

Rate: 5 breaths per minute, 6 seconds inhale, 6 seconds exhale Style: 6 second breathing technique Duration: 10 minutes (I like to close my eyes, so I added sound to guide the process.) Breathing at resonance frequency positively impacts and trains our HRV. High HRV (heart rate variability) correlates to a vast number of positive health benefits: improved resilience, reduced stress, improved mental cognition... the list goes on. We all have a unique HRV resonant frequency, this ranges anywhere between 4 to 7 breaths per minute (for example: yours might be 5.3 breaths per minute, and mine 4.9). Not everyone can afford biofeedback training with a HRV specialist to determine our exact number, but we can still approach a physiological state of resonance with smooth, rhythmic breathing at an average rate of 5-6 breaths per minute (bpm). Why is it called resonance? The oscillations and electrical waves of our heart, brain, lungs and organs approach a state of coherence and alignment (as opposed to being rando