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Although people have been practicing breathing techniques for thousands of years, it remains difficult to scientifically prove the effectiveness. This has hindered the implementation of evidence-based breathwork interventions within standard healthcare.
The expertise within our technical team enables us to leverage the power of AI and data science to innovate within this research domain. We’ve partnered up with healthcare professionals and research institutions to validate the effectiveness of our device. The Pebbles are co-created and tested with doctors, psychologists, (breath) coaches, (holistic) therapists, academics, and our end-users.
Stress is a common reaction to life's hurdles, yet research suggests that functional breathing can be a key to managing it. By consciously slowing down your breath, you can trigger a relaxation response in your brain, helping to alleviate stress and create a sense of calm.
Attaining quality sleep can sometimes be a challenge, however, research indicates that breathing exercises can be beneficial. By promoting relaxation through specific breathing techniques, you're paving the way for better sleep, making falling and staying asleep less of a struggle.
Burnout, often stemming from long-term workplace stress, can be significantly relieved through simple breathing exercises, as studies have shown. Incorporating these exercises into your daily routine acts like a reset button and allows you to decompress, aiding in emotional recovery and rejuvenation to tackle work demands with renewed vigor.
Anxiety can be quite unsettling, but breathing exercises provide a handy tool to combat it, as backed by research. Engaging in deep or rhythmic breathing can help lessen the symptoms of anxiety, offering a sense of calm and control when stuck in anxious thoughts.
Every time you exhale, your heart rate will slow down a little bit, and if you inhale it will speed up again. These tiny changes can be measured through our sensor. Additionally, we’re using an indicator called ‘heart coherence’ to determine if this breathing tempo suits your needs
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is the strongest scientific indicator we have for a healthy heart and a calm mind.
Your heart is not a metronome. When it’s ticking, it’s continuously adapting to everything that’s happening around. If your heart is healthy, it will show a high variability and continuously adapt it’s tempo (= a high HRV). A higher HRV is a good sign, showing that our body can handle stress well and relax when needed. Breathing exercises help in improving your heart rate variability.
The basis for our understanding of mental health lies within the HRV measurements. Our algorithm and bio-sensor are specifically designed to look for parameters within these measurements, that tell us something about emotional resilience, stress response and the ability to control your own ‘gas and brake pedal’.
One full breath cycle consists of four elements: INHALE - HOLD - EXHALE - BREAK. Therefore, ‘breathing tempo’ can be different than ‘breathing rhythm’.
Breathing tempo just refers to how many breaths you take in 1 minute.Breathing rhythm tells HOW you should breathe within 1 breath cycle.
Through different vibrations, the Pebbles can teach you to use the four different elements of the breath, to your benefit.
