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Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials.
Fincham GW, Strauss C, Montero-Marin J, Cavanagh K. Fincham GW, et al. Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 9;13(1):432. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-27247-y. Sci Rep. 2023. PMID: 36624160 Free PMC article.
Deliberate control of the breath (breathwork) has recently received an unprecedented surge in public interest and breathing techniques have therapeutic potential to improve mental health. Our meta-analysis primarily aimed to evaluate the efficacy of breathwork throu …
Deliberate control of the breath (breathwork) has recently received an unprecedented surge in public interest and breathing technique …
Breathwork Interventions for Adults with Clinically Diagnosed Anxiety Disorders: A Scoping Review.
Banushi B, Brendle M, Ragnhildstveit A, Murphy T, Moore C, Egberts J, Robison R. Banushi B, et al. Brain Sci. 2023 Feb 2;13(2):256. doi: 10.3390/brainsci13020256. Brain Sci. 2023. PMID: 36831799 Free PMC article.
Using the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews, a search of PubMed, Embase, and Scopus was conducted using terms related to anxiety disorders and breathwork interventions. Only clinical studies using breathwork (without the combination of other interventions) and pe …
Using the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews, a search of PubMed, Embase, and Scopus was conducted using terms related to anxiety disorder …
High ventilation breathwork practices: An overview of their effects, mechanisms, and considerations for clinical applications.
Fincham GW, Kartar A, Uthaug MV, Anderson B, Hall L, Nagai Y, Critchley H, Colasanti A. Fincham GW, et al. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2023 Dec;155:105453. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105453. Epub 2023 Nov 2. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2023. PMID: 37923236 Free article. Review.
High Ventilation Breathwork (HVB) refers to practices employing specific volitional manipulation of breathing, with a long history of use to relieve various forms of psychological distress. ...
High Ventilation Breathwork (HVB) refers to practices employing specific volitional manipulation of breathing, with a long history of …
Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal.
Balban MY, Neri E, Kogon MM, Weed L, Nouriani B, Jo B, Holl G, Zeitzer JM, Spiegel D, Huberman AD. Balban MY, et al. Cell Rep Med. 2023 Jan 17;4(1):100895. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100895. Epub 2023 Jan 10. Cell Rep Med. 2023. PMID: 36630953 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Controlled breathwork practices have emerged as potential tools for stress management and well-being. Here, we report a remote, randomized, controlled study (NCT05304000) of three different daily 5-min breathwork exercises compared with an equivalent period of mindf …
Controlled breathwork practices have emerged as potential tools for stress management and well-being. Here, we report a remote, rando …
Breathwork for Chronic Stress and Mental Health: Does Choosing a Specific Technique Matter?
Siebieszuk A, Płoński AF, Baranowski M. Siebieszuk A, et al. Med Sci (Basel). 2025 Aug 13;13(3):127. doi: 10.3390/medsci13030127. Med Sci (Basel). 2025. PMID: 40843749 Free PMC article. Review.
We examine the primary psychophysiological pathways and mechanisms of breathwork, highlighting its influence on the nervous system as central to its effectiveness. ...Contemporary breathwork research, however, is limited by inconsistent study quality and methodologi …
We examine the primary psychophysiological pathways and mechanisms of breathwork, highlighting its influence on the nervous system as …
Breathwork-induced psychedelic experiences modulate neural dynamics.
Lewis-Healey E, Tagliazucchi E, Canales-Johnson A, Bekinschtein TA. Lewis-Healey E, et al. Cereb Cortex. 2024 Aug 1;34(8):bhae347. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae347. Cereb Cortex. 2024. PMID: 39191666
Breathwork is an understudied school of practices involving intentional respiratory modulation to induce an altered state of consciousness (ASC). ...Fourteen novice participants completed a course of up to 28 breathwork sessions-of 20, 40, or 60 min-in 28 days, yiel …
Breathwork is an understudied school of practices involving intentional respiratory modulation to induce an altered state of consciou …
The A52 Breath Method: A Narrative Review of Breathwork for Mental Health and Stress Resilience.
Little AL. Little AL. Stress Health. 2025 Aug;41(4):e70098. doi: 10.1002/smi.70098. Stress Health. 2025. PMID: 40792649 Free PMC article. Review.
Breathwork - deliberately altering the way one breathes - has gained growing attention as an emerging non-pharmacological intervention for mental health and stress regulation. A novel yet ancient method that remains largely underexplored in the literature, breathwork …
Breathwork - deliberately altering the way one breathes - has gained growing attention as an emerging non-pharmacological interventio …
Holotropic Breathwork: the potential role of a prolonged, voluntary hyperventilation procedure as an adjunct to psychotherapy.
Rhinewine JP, Williams OJ. Rhinewine JP, et al. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Sep;13(7):771-6. doi: 10.1089/acm.2006.6203. J Altern Complement Med. 2007. PMID: 17931070 Review.
OBJECTIVES: To pose the question of whether Holotropic Breathwork (HB), a prolonged, voluntary hyperventilation procedure, might be useful in treatment of common psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depressive disorders. ...
OBJECTIVES: To pose the question of whether Holotropic Breathwork (HB), a prolonged, voluntary hyperventilation procedure, might be u …
Decreased CO(2) saturation during circular breathwork supports emergence of altered states of consciousness.
Havenith MN, Leidenberger M, Brasanac J, Corvacho M, Carmo Figueiredo I, Schwarz L, Uthaug M, Rakusa S, Bernardic M, Vasquez-Mock L, Pérez Rosal S, Carhart-Harris R, Gold SM, Jungaberle H, Jungaberle A. Havenith MN, et al. Commun Psychol. 2025 Apr 13;3(1):59. doi: 10.1038/s44271-025-00247-0. Commun Psychol. 2025. PMID: 40223145 Free PMC article.
Scientific studies of breathwork are only just emerging and its physiological and psychological mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we track physiological and experiential dynamics throughout a breathwork session, comparing two forms of breathwork: Holotrop …
Scientific studies of breathwork are only just emerging and its physiological and psychological mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, …
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