A breath coach told me that breathing on a timer stresses some people out instead of calming them down. E.g., people who have experienced trauma. Submitting their bodily functions to an outside force's control can be very stressful.
Her approach adapted breathing patterns to listen to your body's internal signals for when to breath in and out.
What’s EMDR? I think I have this too. I used to end up after headspace usually with a higher heart rate from overthinking and unnatural counting of my breaths.
Her approach adapted breathing patterns to listen to your body's internal signals for when to breath in and out.