One hour of slow breathing changed my life

Re:One hour of slow breathing changed my life by CamperBob2 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @08:45PM (#23982300)

As long as it does something beneficial who cares after all what the bias is?

I do. I hate being wrong about stuff.

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Re:One hour of slow breathing changed my life by tedunangst on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @09:08PM (#23982449)

Wrong about what exactly? I'd say I'm mostly a breathing skeptic, but if it makes you feel better, then... it makes you feel better and you aren't wrong for feeling better.

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Re:One hour of slow breathing changed my life by CamperBob2 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @10:29PM (#23982964)

Wrong about what exactly?

If someone observes measurable benefits after (e.g.) breathing through one nostril for a while, I'd consider it important to know exactly why. Maybe there are important things about the mechanics of respiration that we haven't understood yet. Dismissing such phenomena with "If it feels good, who cares why?" seems counterproductive in the long run.

OTOH, if no one sees measurable benefits, then the various anecdotes from practitioners really are just bias in action, and (IMO) are not worth expending further thought on.

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Re:One hour of slow breathing changed my life by onemoresoop on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @10:26PM (#23982938)

But even if you think you’re right you may be wrong. All current understanding is bound to change when better understanding is achieved. Sometimes things that are scientifically thought to work in a certain way take turns, sometimes going into opposite directions. So even if you think you understand something, it’s healthy to keep a bit of skepticism and a bit of open mind.

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