The CIA Does It | Box Breathing (8min)

Box breathing is a simple technique that is used for quickly entering the coherent state.  In this practice, you get to take your time, ground, get centered and then work with the control of the breath in a measured way.  This ensures that you establish an imprint on your nervous system recognizing box breathing as an entry point to coherent thinking and action.  In the case of the CIA, they use this breath to help them in dangerous situations.  In terms of its origination, this is one of the treasured practices of Paramahansa Yogananda, the first person to bring yoga to the United States.  Although his practice is an advanced version of this one, he was the first to encourage us to start small and slow, building to deeper and deeper capacity with time.