Tim Ferriss
The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique for Stress and Anxiety — Dr. Andrew Weil
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could you recap just for folks what the 478 breath is just the format of it and then what it accomplishes because I did it earlier today and found it to be such a rapid State change mechanism the basic technique is to breathe quietly in through the nose to a count of four hold the breath for a count of seven and then forcibly blow air out through the mouth for a count of eight and repeat that for four breath Cycles when you're first learning it eventually you can go up to eight breath Cycles but no more than that and to do this religiously at least twice a day and the real effects come after doing this regularly for 4 to 6 weeks and they're really remarkable this is the most powerful method I found to access the relaxation response to and it's the most powerful anti-anxiety measure I've ever come across
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This and Buteyko. Both helpful .
I learned this in college in 1991 from a study skills class as a way to aid in falling asleep.
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i feel like my head is in a diffrent veiw
This gave me energy ❤🥘
I can do 4-45-8 that expand breathing capacity
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I can do it for next week
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Heb 9:27)
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (1 Timothy 6:10)
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15)
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (Mark 8:36)
It works
I used this before I met my crush yesterday and it worked❤
Why no more than 8 cycles?
Why is every video filled with a bunch of clicking sounds and noises
Instructions unclear. I’m now addicted to cocaine 😭
why max 8 cycles though? can someone explain?
Is it better to do this lying down or seated? Or does it not matter?
I tried this earlier today because of extreme anxiety. My anxiety is so bad that I popped up out of my sleep (had been asleep approximately 30 minutes) and felt like I had done something wrong by being asleep! It most definitely worked for me and I’ll be doing it again as soon I finish my mashed potatoes and snuggle in the night.
Thanks for the demonstration as well, looks like I need to do a little more forceful breath out though.
I do it 2 Times a day. 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon. Ist it dangerous?
Super 🎉
After blowing the air do you need to also wait for a certain time before breathing in again?
How long do you have to wait to do it 8cycles? I been doing 4 cycles for a week
What happens if u go beyond 8???
WHY no more than 8 reps ?
I don’t understand why he says to do the cycle no more than twice…
Many “gurus” suggest doing this from 15min even up to a half hour to start the day. I wonder why he’s adamant about a “2 cycle” limit. Seems to me itd take a number of cycles just to get the rythm and timing down.🤷🏾
Why no more then 8 breath cycles?
Use regularly. Definitely works.
Heartwarming episode.
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He is 100% correct on the relaxation effects.
As an anxiety sufferer who later ended up with ptsd.
This method is the absolute most effective method I’ve ever found in either calming me down or preventing high anxiety attacks.
I was able to buy a car after doing this
I've always found it difficult to exhale in eight seconds what I inhaled in four. Not breathing for seven seconds doesn't help, either. Not relaxing for me.
Let's be honest, every few years there's a new BEST NATURAL HEALING METHOD "discovered" by some guru.
Wow
Thats INDIAN YOGA’s PRANAYAM technique … nothing new 😊
Why not more than 8 cycles?
I was taught this when I was in hosp at the age of 6 yo finding it very hard to fall asleep…Mum couldnt leave until I fell asleep, and im now 53, used it throughout my life – never forgot it
My mom taught me this back in the 70s (she was big into yoga) to help with dulling and even eliminating my regular headaches as a kid.
What helps me to sleep is to gradually increase the number of beats after 3 cycles in order to send to the brain the message that it’s safe. (For example, I go from 4-5-6 (3x) to 4-6-7 (3x) to 4-7-8 (3x). This transforms the fight or flight state into one of safety, therefore relaxation and sleep — which has arrived faster for me each time!
did he say breathe out for a count of two ?
Wow
Just take some LSD