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Breathwork and holistic wellbeing: A protocol for a scoping review

Fern Eleanor Beauchamp Orcid Logo, Emily Bispo, Iolanda Costa Galinha, Andrew Kemp Orcid Logo

PLOS One, Volume: 20, Issue: 9, Start page: e0333360

Swansea University Author: Andrew Kemp Orcid Logo

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Breathwork has great potential for supporting connections to self, others, and nature, laying the foundations for individual, collective, and planetary wellbeing. While reviews have summarised the impacts of a wide range of breathwork techniques on outcomes relating to individual wellbeing, past wor...

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