The Science of Slower Breathing with Davel Patel

Learn what happens when you slow your breathing to six breaths per minute 

In just 20 minutes, a deliberate shift in breathing rhythm can measurably change how your nervous system responds to stress. When you slow to six breaths per minute — roughly five seconds in, five seconds out — your heart rate and breathing fall into sync, activating the vagus nerve and shifting your body from fight-or-flight into a state of calm that researchers call cardiac coherence.  

This 90-minute session with Davel Patel — a certified, trauma-informed breathwork practitioner — introduces three distinct breathing styles, each designed to quieten the mind and recalibrate the body in a different way. You’ll experience first-hand how slowing your breath to just six cycles per minute creates a shift you can feel. The session is self-contained, and you’ll leave with practical tools you can use at home, at your desk, or anywhere you need a moment of reset. 

Davel Patel – breathwork practitioner

Information to note:

Location: Frobisher Rooms, Barbican Centre 

Please arrive 15 minutes before start of session. 

Please bring a shawl/extra layer and eye mask or eye covering if possible. Bring your own water. 

Please notify the teacher at start of the class if you are pregnant, asthmatic, have high blood pressure, a heart condition or brain arrhythmia. 

Participants take full responsibility for their own health; if in doubt seek the advice of your doctor.