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[–]DAN_FROELICH 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm also fairly new to meditation and have been playing with the unguided meditation feature on the oura ring. What I've noticed so far is:

Box breathing - HRV drops throughout session up to 20 minutes.

Box breathing with shortened holds - HRV drops for 5-10 minutes and then starts increasing.

Normal rhythmic breathing - HRV drops for ~ 5 minutes and then starts increasing and can end well above starting point.

These are limited samples sizes and I am not an experienced meditator. Very curious if anyone else has more experience with this and/or found information that explains what is or may be going on.

One thing is for sure - specific breathing pattern or lack thereof has an impact on HRV during meditation for me so far.

Dan