Pillar 5 of 5 · Honest limits

The honest limits of breathwork

Where the evidence is thin, contested, or wrong, EYANA says so first, plainly, with respect for your intelligence. Honesty is the brand.

8 techniques in this pillar

In this pillar

0 live · 8 in development
What breathwork cannot do: an honest cardiologist’s guide in development
5 · Solid
Why "boost your immune system" is the wrong claim in development
1 · Unsupported
The HRV illusion: what your wearable is and is not telling you in development
1 · Unsupported
Polyvagal Theory: what is contested, what is useful in development
2 · Theoretical
The Wim Hof method: where the danger is in development
2 · Theoretical
Holotropic breathwork: a cardiologist explains the risks in development
2 · Theoretical
The BOLT score: a practice tool, not a health measurement in development
2 · Theoretical
The breathwork claims that do not survive peer review in development
1 · Unsupported

The rating is the Breath Honesty Scale: how much the evidence actually supports a technique, from 5 (Solid) to 1 (Unsupported). Pieces marked in development are being written to the full EYANA standard, with primary citations and a contraindication check.

The EYANA Reset A 90-second protocol The Cardiac Breathwork Ladder When to do what The Mogire Contraindication Framework When not to The Breath Honesty Scale How we rate the evidence The EYANA Technique Taxonomy How the techniques sort
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EYANA is health education, not medical advice. EYANA does not diagnose, treat, or replace your physician, and nothing here is a reason to start, stop, or change any medication or treatment. If you have a heart or lung condition, read the Mogire Contraindication Framework first and talk to your doctor. If you have chest pain, fainting, or a racing heart that will not settle, seek medical care.