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A study with over a hundred participants, published in January of 2023 in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, tested the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation against three different breathing exercises.
This study: “Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal,” was done by a team of scientists at Stanford University from the departments of Neurobiology and Psychiatry, led by Professor Andrew Huberman, Ph.D.
The study found that one of those breathing techniques, called “cyclic sighing,” was more effective than mindfulness meditation and the other breathing techniques for helping reduce stress and promote good heart health….