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According to Fincham et al. (2023), "The WHbM involves cyclic hyperventilation, incorporating periods of fast ventilation (usually 30-40 fast and deep breaths) followed by apnoea (whereby a participant alternates between the two) (Kopplin & Rosenthal, 2022). The WHbM also includes cold water exposure, muscle stretching and meditation, with the adoption of a ‘mindset,’ operationalised as intention setting – the combination of the two aims to increase general stress resilience. This technique is finding favour in scientific literature (i.e., Kox et al., 2014)."<ref>Fincham, G. W., Kartar, A., Uthaug, M. V., Anderson, B., Hall, L., Nagai, Y., Critchley, H., & Colasanti, A. (2023). High ventilation breathwork practices: An overview of their effects, mechanisms, and considerations for clinical applications. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 155, 105453. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105453</nowiki></ref> | According to Fincham et al. (2023), "The WHbM involves cyclic hyperventilation, incorporating periods of fast ventilation (usually 30-40 fast and deep breaths) followed by apnoea (whereby a participant alternates between the two) (Kopplin & Rosenthal, 2022). The WHbM also includes cold water exposure, muscle stretching and meditation, with the adoption of a ‘mindset,’ operationalised as intention setting – the combination of the two aims to increase general stress resilience. This technique is finding favour in scientific literature (i.e., Kox et al., 2014)."<ref>Fincham, G. W., Kartar, A., Uthaug, M. V., Anderson, B., Hall, L., Nagai, Y., Critchley, H., & Colasanti, A. (2023). High ventilation breathwork practices: An overview of their effects, mechanisms, and considerations for clinical applications. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 155, 105453. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105453</nowiki></ref> | ||
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According to Fincham et al. (2023), "The WHbM involves cyclic hyperventilation, incorporating periods of fast ventilation (usually 30-40 fast and deep breaths) followed by apnoea (whereby a participant alternates between the two) (Kopplin & Rosenthal, 2022). The WHbM also includes cold water exposure, muscle stretching and meditation, with the adoption of a ‘mindset,’ operationalised as intention setting – the combination of the two aims to increase general stress resilience. This technique is finding favour in scientific literature (i.e., Kox et al., 2014)."[1]
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- ↑ Fincham, G. W., Kartar, A., Uthaug, M. V., Anderson, B., Hall, L., Nagai, Y., Critchley, H., & Colasanti, A. (2023). High ventilation breathwork practices: An overview of their effects, mechanisms, and considerations for clinical applications. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 155, 105453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105453