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Andrew Huberman on The FASTEST Way to Relax Your Mind & Body #shorts

19 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker (Andrew Huberman) describes a simple breathing exercise designed to quickly lower autonomic arousal and promote relaxation. The method consists of two rapid inhales through the nose followed by a prolonged exhale through the mouth. Repeating this cycle one to three times is said to bring physiological arousal back to baseline. Huberman explains that the technique works by maximally inflating the alveolar sacs in the lungs and then expelling carbon dioxide, thereby giving conscious control over the neural mechanisms that regulate the blood’s CO₂‑O₂ ratio. The advice is presented as a practical tool for anyone who experiences occasional anxiety.

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Double inhales followed by an extended exhale are the fastest way to bring the mind and the body into a more relaxed state. No way. Two inhales through the nose and then exhale slow through the mouth. One to three of those repeated will bring your level of autonomic arousal down basically to baseline. But I think for anyone that experiences anxiety from time to time, which is everybody, knowing that you can consciously take control over these neurons that control the ratio of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the lungs, etc. Even if you don't remember any of that, it's just two inhales through the nose. What you're trying to do is maximally inflate those little sacs in your lungs and then exhale long through the mouth because you're blowing off carbon dioxide.