The brake.

4-7-8

Your strongest brake. Before the moment, and after the hard ones.

Breathe in for four seconds.
Hold for seven.
Breathe out for eight.
Three to four rounds.

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The internet calls it the sleep hack: out in 60 seconds.

But honestly: we know of no study behind the 60 seconds. The US doctor Andrew Weil made it famous, and he got it from pranayama, the breathing school of yoga. So people were counting their breath long before there was an internet.

Source: Andrew Weil, drawing on yogic pranayama.

What is 4-7-8 breathing?

Breathe in for four seconds, hold for seven, breathe out for eight. Four rounds take 76 seconds. It is known as a technique for falling asleep.

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Breathing gets you through the moment. If something keeps coming back, clear it out with a Guide.

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The other four.

The invisible one.4-8In for four, out for eight. The box.4-4-4-4Four in, four hold, four out, four hold. Straighten up.3 breathsDeep into your belly, hold briefly, out on purpose. The little boat.3-10Deep in, long out, no pause.

If you get dizzy, stop and breathe normally. This does not replace treatment. Serious crises belong in other hands.