The Coherent Breathing Method | In conversation with original creator Stephen Elliott
You may have heard of Coherent Breathing, but how do you actually do it? Find out in this video! The technique is also known as “Resonant Breathing”, “6:6 Breathing”, and “Even Stephen” breath… after its original creator Stephen Elliott.
In this rare interview, Stephen shares the fundamentals of the Coherent Breathing technique as well as tips from his years of research to help get the most out of your practice.
Stephen is a very rare individual; with a Western background in advanced electronics research and engineering, underpinned by a deep fascination with Eastern esoteric Chinese medicine, martial arts and Daoist ideas. His atypical worldview and sophisticated skillset meant that, as biofeedback tools became more advanced towards the end of the last century, he was uniquely placed to uncover the elements of the coherent breath.
Stephen is the president of Coherence LLC and the life scientist and biofeedback researcher behind much of the fundamental research into coherence. Stephen not only created the original Coherent Breathing Method, he has also used his mastery in electronics research to single-handedly invent a number of unique biofeedback machines designed to measure the impact of the technique on the body… which in turn have led him to uncover hitherto unknown facts about the respiratory system.
Hear more about these discoveries in my second video with Stephen here… https://youtu.be/uTQPbiGQxT8
Coherent Breathing has begun to pop up in yoga classes and lifestyle magazines, but don’t let the simplicity and accessibility of the method fool you… it is so much more than just a relaxation technique. It is a way of “hacking” your circulatory system, improving your cardiac health, gaining control over your physiology & nervous system, and, when done properly, even altering your brain waves and improving your cognition. You may have heard about it in James Nestor’s bestselling book “Breath”. Nestor talks briefly about how the method is used by Drs Gerbarg and Brown for radical health benefits, both mental and physical…
(Watch my interview with the doctors here…) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AbDw...
(Have a go at Stephen’s breathing technique as it is used by Gerbarg and Brown here…) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XRPO...
… but Nestor doesn’t mention the inventor and researcher who uncovered the technique that inspired them! Because Elliott’s work is outside of mainstream scientific journals it is rarely referenced, however his book “The New Science of Breath” is the catalyst that has inspired many researchers to study the method. And they are only just beginning to uncover its potential!
LEARN MORE:
Subscribe to Stephen’s YouTube channel for the latest news from his research… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ga...
Visit Stephen’s website to learn more about coherent breathing… https://coherentbreathing.com
Read Stephen’s latest research here… https://coherence.com
Purchase The New Science of Breath book… https://www.amazon.com/New-Science-Br...
BREATHE ALONG: Breathe along to Stephen’s famous guided music here… https://open.spotify.com/album/3V71xf...
Purchase the legendary “2 Bells” track for your own use here… https://coherentbreathing.com/coheren...