Asleep in 60 seconds: 4-7-8 breathing technique claims to help you nod off in just a minute 

the reason I watch videos like that is because the comment section always cheers me up :D

I had trouble with insomnia and anxiety for about 2 weeks. I tried sleeping pills, tea, and working out before sleeping. Nothing worked because my mind kept thinking and running off to different thoughts. I tried this technique for the first time last night and it worked! The most impressive thing was that every night I would wake up at 2 in the morning and not able to sleep again. Well I didn't wake up at 2 and I slept all night! Thanks!

This works so well....I passed out and posted this comment the next day!

Does work. I tried a similar technique before I had to make an important presentation. Calmed me down, gave the best talk of my life in front of a room full of VIPs that included my boss. You can make fun of it, but take advantage of it anyway.

This works for me. Been doing it for a few weeks and it has proved very effective.

Was SKEPTICAL, it takes so much for me to fall asleep but i did this last night and it worked!!!!!

He didn't fall asleep.

I use this technique when I'm anxious and it works everytime ..

This exercise truly does work for me. I have been doing it for over 4 years. As for some of the comments, Thanks to those of you who made me chuckle. 😊

Will definitely try out this technique, thank you Santa!

Thumbs up if you were waiting for him to just pass out after the 4th cycle.

You Are God Sent!!!!!!! I haven't slept in almost an entire weeek!! Tried NyQuil & everything. Your breathing technique cured my insomnia! Thank u for sharing. You're genius . God bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Whether one calls this "breath work", "breath control", "Pranayama", or "controlled breathing" it is all the same: Regulating your breathing for a specific outcome which is always positive, beneficial and therapeutic. I see great value in Dr. Weil's technique and as a certified, clinical hypnotherapist and reiki practitioner, I will not only use this myself, but start each session out by explaining this easy process, and have my clients follow along with me. I believe this will be a quick and beneficial approach to quickly enrich their system with oxygen and relax them. What a perfect way to begin. Thank you Dr. Weil.

I am an RN and have shared your Breathing Technique with my patients, along with this video. I believe it is amazing to reset the brain and help to refocus. Thank you so much.

I find myself weird while trying to do what the man in the video does. But right after, I feel so relaxed. I dont know but it works. Thanks!

It helps a lot. Having panic and anxiety. And slept so good.

Thank you 😀. My psychologist told me to watch this video and this really helps.

i have been using this for about 6 months now, it works, not all the time though for some reason, but 90% of the time i don't even remember finishing a normal breathing cycle after... best breathing technique i have ever come across... legend!

Well, my sister told me about this. She is in Ecuador and saw the Spanish version of this video. She suffered of insomnia for years and only with pills she could sleep. She does this every day and it is working for her already 3 or 4 months. I started 2 weeks ago and I am sleeping! Try it, it does not hurt. Thanks for sharing this video.

I have been using this technique since I first heard about it last week and it works every single time I am asleep within a minute. Awesome! Thank you for posting.

This video is a gift!!! Don't start the day without it, and fall asleep with it :-) Thank you so much, Andrew!

All jokes aside I typically go to bed at 11:30 and fall asleep sometime around 2:30, but after doing three cycles of this I fell asleep like easily. Never even got to look at my phone, but I'd guess I was asleep somewhere between five and ten minutes after doing this technique, and I was able to wake up at a good time and feel great.

there are no constructive comments any more. Just cynical bored people. That was very interesting. Good job trying to spread what you know. :)

An absolutely brilliant technique that really works. I used it myself and have taught it to others. It may take a week or two of persevering to really get it and retrain your mind but it's worth it. One young lad I taught it to was lying awake every night until 3 or 4 in the morning with a ton of shit going through his head and he was suffering from anxiety attacks and had anger issues. He wasn't getting more than a couple hours sleep at a time of at all and during the day he was having anxiety attacks and when certain buttons were pushed he got very angry and sometimes violent or destructive. After a couple weeks of using this technique he was putting himself to sleep with little or no problem, sleeping for longer and waking feeling more positive. Every time he felt anxious or angry during the day he would take some breaths using this technique and immediately calm himself down. This really works, so if you suffer from sleep issues, anxiety, stress or anger it is certainly worth giving it a go, but don't expect immediate results on the first night or incident, stick with it for a couple weeks 😁🙏💕

I seriously doubt this is gonna even wo

Hold your breath. Turn 86.4 degrees to your left. Do a backflip. Hold your breath. Land on your head. Exhale. Enjoy a good night's sleep.

they should clarify those are NOT SECONDS!!! half seconds maybe ... try this with real seconds and your body will be more awake since 7 REAL seconds of holding your breath will wake you up

This has worked for me. I also use it at work when stressed. There has also been a big improvement with my BP.

I made it to the third exhale and my girlfriend punched me in the face.

Going to try this out tonight, had a panic attack last night, i couldn't keep myself calm, hope this works.

I learned this 4-7-8 breathing technique a long time ago when I was just beginning to learn about relaxation and meditation. However, for whatever reason, I stopped doing it. Here I am relearning it because of reading Breath and wanting to get the technique perfected. I used to have insomnia and this technique helped way back when. Now I'm having breathing issues and allergies that are keeping me awake at night. Thank you for this video.

why is Santa Clause teaching me how to breathe??

Wonderful technique, useful for not being reactive to cravings. Measureably decreases heartrate/blood pressure when done daily 2x/day.

Absolutely fantastic, best nights sleeps I've had in years!! Thoroughly recommend this!🙂

Holy cow! It really works! I have terrible panic attacks and this really helped. I mean, it didnt completely go away but it brought it to a point in which I could control and tolerate it. Thanks. One down side is it made me hyper aware of my heart beat which of course was pounding due to the panic and I could feel it much more clearly due to the fact that my lungs were mostly filled but aside from that. It's just anything I can feel phsyiologically speaking makes my paniced mind question if its normal or not and what it means if it isn't. "Ah my heart is beating, that must mean I'm having a heart attack!" That sort of ridiculous nonsense that seems totally feasible when you are panicing but utterly nonsensical when you are calm. Talking (or typing) about it also really helps.

Thank you Andrew Weil. I have dystonia of the mouth and these breathing exercises really help me to get my speech focused.

Isn't the speed of the counting a little fast?

Dr. Weil, you'll always be my favorite Dr. Thank you for all the wonderful information you have put out there for people who are serious about improving their health. I trust in you 100% and credit your expertise and advise for helping me get well and improve many ailments associated with my health issues. You are my go-to Doc... Much Thanks!!

Thank you Dr. Weill for teaching this technique. It is much needed. ❤

Works every time. Bless him.

I did this when I started having panic attacks.. in my bed lights and noise off it helped me so much.

Why deoesn't he fall asleep after this?

THANK YOU DR. WEILL YOU ARE THE VERY BEST,MY LIFE IS BACK ON ITS JOURNEY TO THE LIGHT.

Thanks doc! I prefer to count backwards, but otherwise, this totally works! 👏👏👏

It worked while watching - my world started to slow down as 1 second was actually 2 seconds in his video.

this can be used more than just helping you sleep.

Fantastic!!! I almost fell from the chair i'm sitting. Got asleep at the second time I repeated the technique.

I am doing this technique since 1 month onwards it's really helpful it's almost cure my insomnia this technique gives a new life to me 😘😘😘my 2 yers insomnia is almost gone

Wow this really does work! I have problems with falling asleep since I was a kid so I obviously didn't sleep it I did feel much sleepier

It works man! It took like 2 mins to sleep

Real kool🎯Thank you so much.. All said true for me❣

Thanks dude. I slept 30 mn, 1h or 2 hours per night. Now I sleep 6, 7 hours. It took at least 2 months to have this result. But I did it everyday.

At the :55 second mark, the dog realized that he'd be doing those annoying breathing exercises and decided to get the hell out of there.

Ive been doing this breathing exercise first thing in the morning and before bed for 12 weeks. I have more clarity, I can dissociate from feelings and notions and just watch them in the present moment as they pass by. My blood pressure is lower, I can sing better lol definitely a bonus for singers and vocalists. You feel over all "woke".

Great tip Thanks Doc

I tried this last night: IT REALLY WORKED TO PUT ME BACK TO SLEEP

Came to try fking learn how to breath and sleep ended laughing for 10 minutes from the comments -_-

i fell asleep just looking and listening to him.

I've been using this technique for a few weeks now, and I've found it highly effective not just for falling asleep, but also for helping to relax and ease tension in my daily life. The technique is simple and can be practiced just about anywhere, anytime. My thanks to Xavier Bloomer for sharing this.

Thank you very much 🙏🏿

I did 4 cycles of this in 2015, it’s 2020 now and I’m just waking up.... it works!

just watch Bob Ross, you will fall aslept in secs

This is changing my life

It's excellent . This method works very well . I have no high blood pressure at all and although can make me have a deep sleep every night . Thank you so much .

Why only 4 cycles? I mean, you're just breathing, what's the worst thing that can happen?

how can I fall asleep in 60 seconds if it takes at least 76 to do the 4 cycles.

I taught my husband this breathing exercise and he said that now that he has incorporated this in to his nighttime routine every time he gets up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night he is able to go back to sleep right away, before he used to toss and turn.

Thank you very much for this.

Can't sleep.. busy counting and trying to remember steps....

I fell asleep watching this!

Thank you so much 😊

Very relaxing. Thanks.

me, trying to focus on the exercise: 1...2...3...4... my brain: ONE TWO SEVEN THREE DOWN THE ROCKEFELLER STREET

I did this in bed and my wife thought I was being weird or having a heart attack

thank you so much for sharing!

I see a lot of jokes but seriously, this really works. Thank you 🙏

I was sleepy after watching him do the cycles..

I just lay down and close my eyes... it seems to work well enough.

Thank you Sir for the valuable information.

Thank you

The method, pioneered by Harvard-trained Dr Andre Weill, is described as a 'natural tranquiliser for the nervous system' helping to quickly reduce tension and allowing the body to relax.

why didn't he fall asleep himself while demonstrating the technique?

Thanks, this is awesome.

i accidentally did for 12 times just to fall asleep, but i fell asleep after 40 fucking minutes... fuck!

did this shiz for 20 minutes, guess whose still awake. thanks bald santa

Very Helpful thanks 😊

This is really great 👍🏽 Thank you you life and so it is 🙏🏾🌈

i just wasted 3 minutes looking at a guy who's breathing, what am i doing with my life

why is there a max number of times to do it?

Thanks for this because I'm having trouble getting to sleep. My snoring is keeping me awake.

That was awesome... I fell asleep in 45 seconds while watching this video !

I tried this while driving now I’m dead

It has no effect on me and I need sleep!

I think it works. Thank you

Anxious to try this in bed tonight. Had to slow the playback on the video, however, so I could practice with Dr. Weil.

The comment section is funnier than the Santa breathing....

Thumbs up if you were thinking about trying this tonight :D

Thanks sir!

whaaaaaaat happens if i do it more than 8 times?

Dont do it, my brother died