ManulifeMOVE Carnival · Longevity Reset
You just reset your nervous system.
Breathe with the circle
In a few minutes of breathing, you moved your own body from stressed to steady. Here's how to keep it.
Your shift today
Type in the readings you took. Watch the gap.
Enter your before & after to see your change.
Log it, then re-test in 7 days. BOLT climbs with daily practice — it moves over weeks, not within a single session, so there's no "after" today.
What you just did
The full flow, start to finish.
Why the numbers matter
BOLT
Your breathing efficiency, in one number
The Body Oxygen Level Test measures how well you tolerate carbon dioxide. The more CO₂ you tolerate, the more oxygen your blood releases into your cells — the Bohr effect. A higher BOLT tracks with calmer, quieter breathing, steadier focus and better sleep. Around 40 seconds is the healthy-adult gold standard, where breathing settles to roughly 8–10 breaths a minute.
Body Oxygen Level Test — Patrick McKeown, Oxygen Advantage. A self-assessment of CO₂ tolerance, not a medical diagnosis.
+5s
Every 5 seconds you add is felt
Most people who over-breathe start under 20 seconds. With a few weeks of daily practice, 30–40 seconds is realistic — and each 5-second gain noticeably lifts energy and eases breathlessness.
You steered your own biology
In a landmark 2014 study, researchers trained ordinary people in this style of breathing — cyclic over-breathing followed by breath holds — for just ten days. They could then voluntarily activate their sympathetic nervous system and dampen their body's inflammatory response: something long assumed to be beyond conscious control.
Kox et al., 2014 — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Radboud University.
Two states, one switch
The same breath that calmed you is the lever between these — on demand.
Cortisol
Stress-led
Fast, shallow, reactive. The body narrows to defend — tight, tired, poor recovery.
Dopamine
Flow-led
Slow, calm, clear. Focused and energised at once — the state Csikszentmihalyi named flow.
Your 7-day protocol
The shift becomes durable with reps. Seven days, one routine.
Let the pacer set your rhythm so you can relax and let go.
Start the journey with me
Event-exclusive
Come to the studio, run the full protocol, then finish in the ice. The easiest way to feel this again — and go deeper.
Valid until 30 September 2026
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Breathwork involves controlled over-breathing and breath holds. Practise seated or lying down — never in or near water, or while driving. If you are pregnant, or have cardiovascular conditions, epilepsy or a seizure history, consult a doctor before practising. This page is for wellbeing and education and is not medical advice.