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Physiological Sigh
Also known as: Cyclic sighing, Double inhale
documented
Breathwork
Two inhales through the nose, then a long unhurried exhale. Your body already does this on its own.
What this practice covers
The full cycle, a single-inhale simplification, and when one to three rounds is genuinely enough.
Yarra’s note. The smallest gap in the whole compendium — adapted 1, traditional 2. It is honestly what it appears to be.
What you can practise today
1 movement documented in the compendium, each with steps, seated variations, body map and sources.
- The Physiological SighTwo inhales through the nose — a full one, then a short top-up — followed by a long, unhurried exhale through the mouth. The body already does this on…
Connected practices
What this sits beside, grows out of, or leads toward.
Outlined names are practices not yet given their own page.
Where to look next
- The difficulty ladderHow hard this is on day one versus at the depth its tradition teaches.
- The full compendiumEvery documented movement, filterable by field, difficulty and seated availability.
- Sources & imagesHow claims are labelled here, and why every image is original.