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Box breathing
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Last discussed Oct 21, 2026
A breathing technique with equal duration inhale, hold, exhale, and hold phases to promote relaxation and nervous system regulation.
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Andy Galpin.
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"A box breathing is fine. So equal inhale, equal hold, equal exhale, equal hold. So 4 second inhale, 4 second ex hold, etc., etc. And just breathe for 5 minutes."
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Andrew Huberman
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Used for: Stress regulation over 5-minute daily practice
vs: One of four conditions studied; produced less benefit for stress reduction th...
"They either meditated for 5 minutes a day or they did box breathing — inhale, hold, exhale, hold for 5 minutes."
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"There's an intermediate form of breathing, which is sometimes called box breathing, but it's really equal inhale and exhale duration... So it's inh..."
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· Jul 26, 2021
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