When you consciously control your breathing rate, you can control your state of mind. 
 

Breathing at a Rate of 8 Breaths per Minute:

• Feel more relaxed

• Relief from stress and increased mental awareness

• Parasympathetic nervous system begins to be influenced

• Elevates healing processes

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4 Breaths per Minute:•    

• Positive shifts in mental function

• Intense feelings of awareness, increased visual clarity, and heightened body sensitivity

• Pituitary and pineal glands begin to coordinate at an enhanced level, producing a meditative state