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Cyclic Hyperventilation Before Gratitude Practice
One optional way to increase autonomic arousal before gratitude work is cyclic hyperventilation: very deep inhale-exhale breathing for 25 to 30 breaths, followed by meditation or writing gratitude notes.
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“This is seen nowadays somewhat commonly as having people, for instance, cyclic hyperventilated breathing, as we call it in my laboratory, breathing that's very intense of the inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale very deeply for 25 or 30 breaths. Then people will sit in a meditative stance, or they'll focus on their notepad and paper, and they'll write out the things that they're grateful for.”
huberman · The Science of Gratitude & How to Build a Gratitude Practice · Nov 22, 2021 · 33:08 · open ↗
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