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Re: Box Breathing

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Post by bexp »

Article summary by AI bot http://hntop.org

Breathe in sync with this: This Navy SEAL breathing technique, aka box breathing or tactical breathing, is used to calm yourself down, a simple 4 second rotation of breathing in, holding, breathing out, holding. A perfect visual meditation for when you can't listen to audio, or just need a quick second to refocus. Use this image to help you keep time! Have a little more time, or have the ability to listen to audio? Try our guided meditation for beginners to help deepen your meditation and mindfulness habit!

Re: Box Breathing

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Post by moxious »

imchillyb wrote: post #40

I got a laugh out of this. You used a circle to depict "box breathing"; when you could just as easily have utilized a box.

This is such a hacker news response to a breathing and relaxation technique. Thanks for the laugh.

Re: Box Breathing

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Post by mkoryak »

cstrat wrote: post #28
sunkencity wrote: post #13

OK I got calmer, but then I got stressed out! the blue circle is not in the center of the black ring.

haha every deep breath in I noticed that too... such a tiny thing but so distracting

I didn't notice, but now I cant stop noticing. Thanks :P

Re: Box Breathing

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Post by dfabulich »

sunkencity wrote: post #13

OK I got calmer, but then I got stressed out! the blue circle is not in the center of the black ring.

I'm just learning CSS animations and thought I'd do one that way.

    .circle{border-radius:50%;width:30vw;height:30vw;margin: auto}.breathe{animation:8s linear 0s infinite alternate breathe;}.inner{background-color:teal;}.border{border:10px solid black;}@keyframes breathe{0%{transform:scale(1);}25%{transform:scale(1);}75%{transform:scale(0.5);}100%{transform:scale(0.5);}}
Or, as a data URI:

    data:text/html;charset=utf-8;base64,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Re: Box Breathing

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Post by gregschlom »

curun1r wrote: post #27
gregschlom wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure that that would beat someone doing hyper-ventilation. Hyper-ventilating easily adds 1:30 - 2 minutes of time holding my breath.

This is only because you're not able to recognize your urge to breathe for what it is...a buildup of CO2 rather than a need for O2. With practice in breathing exercises, you learn to recognize the start of contractions (in the diaphragm) as a stage in the breath hold that's typically around 1/3 of your maximum. With more practice, you can start to recognize more subtle symptoms of low O2...tingling in the extremities…

Thanks for the super detailed reply!

Re: Box Breathing

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Post by [deleted] »

mindfulgeek wrote: post #33

Playing with your breath is the ultimate hack of the human mind. There are seemingly endless combinations of techniques that each have a unique physiological impact on the body. Use the right one at the right time and life flows smoothly.

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Re: Box Breathing

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Post by DanBC »

bexp wrote: post #41

Article summary by AI bot http://hntop.org Breathe in sync with this: This Navy SEAL breathing technique, aka box breathing or tactical breathing, is used to calm yourself down, a simple 4 second rotation of breathing in, holding, breathing out, holding. A perfect visual meditation for when you can't listen to audio, or just need a quick second to refocus. Use this image to help you keep time! Have a little more time…

You might want to check with mods before you keep posting these.

Here's what they said to one other project doing similar: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11607103

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11537818

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11538499

Re: Box Breathing

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Post by anonaoeu »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #23
visarga wrote: post #19

It's been known for thousands of years in yoga as "samavritti pranayama", or "square breath". The advice is to count on the finger of one hand. Inhale while stepping 1 2 3 4, Hold 1 2 3 4, Exhale 1 2 3 4 and Hold 1 2 3 4. All of this without mentally counting, just use your fingers to do the steps. It is recommended before meditation for calming the agitated mind. Another method is to count breaths in increasing cycl…

>The advice is to count on the finger of one hand. [...] count breaths in increasing cycles: 1; 1 2; 1 2 3; ...; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 // Is this hand counted? Knowing BSL I can count to 0-19 with one hand using unique gestures. Is there an acknowledged way: knuckle counting, binary, other? I note one can get to 19 (from 1) by moving ones gaze from finger joint to joint if you include finger tips. Always curious to see alter…

I find binary the easiest. You can get to 2^10 = 1024 easily.
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