4-7-8 Breathing: The Sleep Technique From Dr. Andrew Weil, Explained
4-7-8 breathing is four seconds in through the nose, seven holding, and eight out through the mouth. One cycle takes nineteen seconds. Dr. Andrew Weil popularized it in the 1990s as a wind-down and sleep-onset tool. Here is how to practice it, what the evidence actually shows, and when to skip it for something else.
Sam Rivera10 min read