H2F Breath Readiness Brief

One trainable skill.
All five readiness domains.

Breath training supports physical, nutritional, mental, spiritual and sleep readiness. Pick a domain to see the protocols, drills and research behind it.

Domain 3 of 5

Mental Readiness

Tap a domain. Breath sits at the center of all five.

Mental

Breathing is the one stress control a Soldier can use anywhere: on the range, in a brief, under fire. Trained breathing lowers arousal fast enough to keep decisions and fine motor skills intact.

Protocols

Tactical Box Breathing

4·4·4·4 sec

Before qualification, briefings or high-stakes tasks.

Cyclic Sigh

2s + 1s in · 6s out

A five-minute daily practice to lower baseline stress. Two inhales through the nose, then one long exhale.

Drills

Small Breath Hold Warm-up

Calm under air hunger, for composure under stress.

Maximum Expansive Breathing

An up-regulation primer before demanding tasks.

Research

Soldiers who practiced tactical breathing with biofeedback for three days had a lower stress response during a live simulated ambush.

Bouchard et al., 2012 · PLoS ONE

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Five minutes a day of cyclic sighing improved mood and lowered breathing rate more than mindfulness meditation did.

Balban et al., 2023 · Cell Reports Medicine

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How It Plugs Into Your H2F Team

Your performance team already owns these five domains. We give them one skill that moves all of them.

Train the Trainer

We certify your H2F staff to coach breath training themselves, so it scales across the brigade without a contractor at every installation.

Unit Briefings

Live or virtual sessions for leaders and Soldiers that teach the protocols on this page and when to use them.

Ongoing Support

Protocol updates, video drills and check-ins with your performance team as you roll it out.

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Free access to the protocols, drills and research for all five domains.

For H2F leaders

Request a Partnership Briefing

Tell us about your unit. We'll set up a short briefing for your leadership and H2F performance team on how breath training fits your program.

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One trainable skill.All five readiness domains.

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One trainable skill.
All five readiness domains.