When you consciously control your breathing rate, you can control your state of mind. 

Breathing at a Rate of 8 Breaths per Minute:

• Feel more relaxed
• Relief from stress and increased mental awareness
• Parasympathetic nervous system begins to be influenced
• Elevates healing processes

4 Breaths per Minute:

• Positive shifts in mental function
• Intense feelings of awareness, increased visual clarity, and heightened body sensitivity
• Pituitary and pineal glands begin to coordinate at an enhanced level, producing a meditative state

1 Breath per Minute:

• Optimized cooperation between brain hemispheres
• Dramatic calming of anxiety, fear, and worry
• Openness to feeling one’s presence and the presence of Spirit
• Develops intuition