A binaural beat intended for relaxing your breathing. Binaural beats are an auditory illusion the brain perceives when two different tones are played, one into each ear.
Recordings like this are said to support a slower, more relaxed breath. These are claims from the binaural-beat tradition and from the people who make these recordings. They are traditional or creator claims, not established findings, and experience varies from person to person.
For more on the breath, see our 6 Mindful Breathing Exercises. There are numerous breathing exercises to explore, such as the pranayama techniques taught by yogis, which control the breath in different manners and patterns. Practitioners describe various benefits of these techniques, but mindful breathing can be made much simpler. It asks only that we pay open attention to the breath, exactly as it is. We can practice mindful breathing in unconventional settings as well. In other words, it is not a practice reserved for meditation or for solitude. We can practice mindful breathing on the bus, when waiting in line at the grocery store, while walking or running, or during those moments right before we drift to sleep.
A binaural beat may complement, but does not replace, care from a doctor or mental health professional.
