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   > Slow the heart rate and rate of breathing with rhythmic breathing. For   
   > example: for a few minutes, maintain a ratio 2:1:2:1 of  inhalation 2   
   > heart   
   > beats, hold 1 beat, exhalation 2 beats, hold 1 beat). Use a ratio of 2:1   
   > if   
   > that is most comfortable or 4:2 or 6:3 etc. what ever is most comfortable.   
   > Other ratios/values are recommended by different schools of thought and   
   > can work well too.   
      
   2:1 would be some fast rhythmic breathing, not sure it would be relaxing.   
      
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