Niraj NaikFounder & CEO of SOMA Breath | Music-Powered Breathwork Pioneer | DJ, Speaker & Author

Your breath predicts your future

4 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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Slower breathing correlates with longer life: people who live past 80 breathe fewer than 10 times per minute, while average lifespans match 15-20 breaths per minute. A calm mind produces slow, steady breaths, while a busy mind creates rapid breathing. Yoga practice can cultivate slower breathing as both a measure and support for longevity.

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The goal of yoga is to have slower breathing. Okay, in yoga you measure someone's life, how long they're going to live, by how many breaths they have to take per minute. Right, how many times they breathe per minute. So someone who lives average lifespan, they breathe 15 to 20 breaths per minute. That's like 70, 80 years. Somebody who lives much longer they breathe less than 10 breaths per minute. So anyone who wants to live over 80 years, 90, 100 years, you breathe slower than 10 breaths per minute. When your mind is very busy, very fast mind, breath is a reflection of your mind. When your mind is calm and still, your breath becomes calm and still.