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Breathwork: what it changed, and what it did not

One intervention, every measured benefit and result that did not improve in Issue 01. See who it moved for, where it stayed neutral or went the other way, and the next hypothesis Phoenix can validate.

Research issue
Issue 01
Data through
2026-08-09
Evidence map version
v1.1.0
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Breathwork evidence dossier

Evidence collected through 2026-08-09.

Collecting evidence

No answer yet: Breathwork

Breathwork is being tracked against Calm rating, but Phoenix has not yet published a ranked result for this exact question.

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Audit history

These historical records remain beside the current evidence so you can see why their status changed.

Calm rating

Breathwork

!Context affected this record

The Breathwork Believer averaged 7.9 calm points on 34 breathwork days versus 6.4 across 26 comparison days, with sauna often co-occurring.

Selected member cases

  1. Breathwork Believer · APOE4/4 · male · age 60-69

    Calm averaged 7.9 on 34 breathwork days versus 6.4 across 26 comparison days, with sauna often co-occurring.

    What else changed: nearby starts included sauna.

    Next study: repeat Calm rating after a dated Breathwork window.

1 selected member case · not a response rate

Logged members
1
Members with repeats
1
Observations
60
Measurements
60
Sources and context

The curated Breathwork Believer comparison of breathwork and non-breathwork days.

  • report-lines-433-457, reviewed by independent verifier

1 selected case shown with this evidence.

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