The fastest way to reduce stress (in seconds)

As a Respiratory therapist, can confirm the information given here. People would be amazed how simple breathing can legitimately change so much in the body. Good work guys! 👍

I've always found the 4-7-8 breath to be really effective at calming down. That's a deep nasal inhale for 4 counts, hold for 7 counts, and exhale through the mouth for at least 8 counts. It's literally made massive, almost instant, shifts in my mood when I'm really stressed out and helped me calm down and focus on solving the problem that got me stressed to begin with.

This needs to be talked more and more in today's day and age with so many people living in their head most of the time. Breathing helps to bring one's attention back to the body.

As a veteran with PTSD I have tried many breath work exercises. It's worked amazingly for me. Thanks for the new one.

A while ago I noticed that my dogs breathed in a specific way whenever they relaxed, so I started copying them whenever I relaxed and I found it just made the relaxation deeper. Today I learned that it's called cyclic sighing, thank you for doing a video on it, I really enjoyed learning the science behind a practice I had incorporated into my daily life. It's amazing how animals can do this instinctively and we have to study it 😂

Thank you - I have suffered from severe panic disorder for years and this did help me right away

Personally, what I find works better for me is taking in a large, deep inhale, hold it for around five seconds, and slowly let it allll out. It helps me so much with my sleep and calming my nerves ❤ if anyone sees this I hope it helps you as well

I've been struggling with anxiety recently, to the point where my heard randomly jerks as some kind of stress response. This video was actually really helpful as I haven't really tried looking for ways to stop the anxiety but I can see this really helping. Thank you 🙏

I have schizophrenia and I used to be on a sleeping medication because my symptoms get worse at night. Even on that medication I would only get 4 hours of sleep and a few nights i still did not sleep at all. Once i started practicing fully breathing when I went to bed I fell asleep ALOT faster like basically instantly I'd fall asleep and for a longer period than with the medication, from 4 hours max to 8+ full hours. Ever since then I have been advocating for people to take a moment to breath I always say 'I know it sounds silly but I have had large benifits from breathing'

As someone who has a medical condition and had to go to physical therapy to relearn how to breath like this, I see this as an absolute win

Really appreciate the work you do. If I am feeling overwhelmed I visualise breathing in light energy and exhaling black. It is something I personally found helpful for over 10 years when I get to excited. The work you guys do is so incredibly appreciated. Thank you!

I love you both, you two have been the most stable part of my yt feed for the entire history

Releasing this during my college finals week, good timing 😭🙏

Thank you for this, on top of lifestyle changes I've been looking for other ways to lower my blood pressure and help my anxiety. Love you guys.

30 years ago, when I was in vary high high stress jobs,I found breathing was the key to coping. After that; I did very well. Even now, older than I like to admit, it’s the technique I go for.

Was just having a panic attack, this helped tremendously, thank you.

Does anyone else get MORE anxious with breathing exercises? They calm me more if I’m already okay, but make it worse if I’m already stress over something

Man, that last exercise REALLY works! Just 2 minutes of it and I felt super relaxed.

I actually do the long exhale thing when I'm in places that are stressful for me, like a busy department store. maybe people have heard it and thought I was breathing weird, but I feel like it really helps with feeling calmer and more relaxed instantly. It also sounds close enough to a sigh that it's not that strange in public, it's really a controlled sighing. I didn't know it was an actual breathing technique, but I might implement the daily five minutes now!

Cyclic Sighing felt a lot like singing with proper breathing technique so... Maybe we all should just sing five minutes a day? 😂❤