Vishen LakhianiFounder of Mindvalley | NYT Bestselling Author | Transforming Lives Globally

Relieve Stress with BOX BREATHING

1 Jun 2022 · 0 min

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Vishen Lakhiani walks through box breathing: breathe in for four counts, hold for four, out for four, hold for four. Variations go up to five or six counts, and advanced practitioners use counts as long as twenty. Use it before stressful moments like airports or going on stage.

Questions this video answers

Four count in, four count hold, four count out, four count hold.

Five/five/five and six/six/six are mentioned as alternatives.

Some breathworkers may do 20 in, 20 hold, 20 out, 20 hold.

Do this when I walk through airports, I'll do it before I get on stage to talk, to suppress the heart rate a little bit. It's very simple. It's a four count in, four count, hold, four count out, four count, hold box breathing. And you can do a five, five, five, a six, six, six. There's some people really good at breath work who will do a 20 in, 20 hold, 20 out, 20 hold. This idea of box breathing, though, is one of the better stress control strategies that I've used.