{"author":{"username":"adamhurwitz","displayName":"Adam","fid":8794},"timestamp":"2025-05-23T22:47:15.000Z","text":"The theory is that you train the nervous system involuntarily when practicing it twice a day.\n\n> You change the tone of the autonomic nervous system. You decrease sympathetic tone, increase parasympathetic tone, the relaxation response. [2]\n\nHealthline is a great resource and the long conversation with Dr Weil and Tim Ferriss. [3][4]\n\n[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP9vY4NTRqE&t=3189s\n[3]: https://www.healthline.com/health/4-7-8-breathing\n[4]: https://play.pocketcasts.com/podcasts/046f9e00-a81a-0131-c656-723c91aeae46/d2a9a915-fe31-48de-b729-afe5cd90f473.","links":[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP9vY4NTRqE&t=3189s","title":"Dr  Andrew Weil — Optimal Health, Plant Medicine, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)"},{"url":"https://www.healthline.com/health/4-7-8-breathing","title":"4-7-8 Breathing: How It Works, How to Do It, and More"}],"farcaster":"https://farcaster.xyz/adamhurwitz/0x2d28976c","firefly":"https://firefly.social/post/farcaster/0x2d28976cff365e7b4d9b69e14e7510af0a281dda"}