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  2. Haenyeo - Wikipedia

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    With each dive, haenyeo plunge up to 20 metres (66 ft) deep and can hold their breath for over three minutes. [7] [5] [non-primary source needed] ...

  3. Freediving - Wikipedia

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    One training exercise is the apnea walk. This consists of a preparation "breathe-up", followed by a short (typically 1 minute) breath hold taken at rest. Without breaking the hold, participants then begin walking as far as possible until it becomes necessary to breathe again. Athletes can do close to 400 meters in training this way. [citation ...

  4. Lakota religion - Wikipedia

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    The niyá is the life or breath; the nağí is the spirit or soul; the šicų is the guardian spirit. [84] These are the wakʽą aspects of a person and are therefore immortal. [ 84 ] Also important to a person's identity is the wacʽį (mind, will, consciousness), the cʽąté (feelings, emotions), and the wówaš'ake (strength, power).

  5. The 'man who doesn't breathe' can hold breath for 22 minutes

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    Known as "the man who doesn't breathe," Severinsen holds the world record for holding his breath underwater for 22 minutes. Now he wants Well, Danish diver Stig Severinsen is here to help.

  6. How Long Can Humans Hold Their Breath?

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    The average human can hold their breath for about 2 minutes, though most of us would struggle to get 1 minute without practice. Don’t feel bad though. Don’t feel bad though.

  7. Kumbhaka - Wikipedia

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    Kumbhaka is the retention of the breath in pranayama, either after inhalation, the inner or Antara Kumbhaka, or after exhalation, the outer or Bahya Kumbhaka (also called Bahir Kumbhaka [3]). [1] [4] [3] According to B.K.S. Iyengar in Light on Yoga, kumbhaka is the "retention or holding the breath, a state where there is no inhalation or ...

  8. Ama (diving) - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] In Japan, women were considered to be superior divers due to the distribution of their fat and their ability to hold their breath. [6] The garments of the ama have changed throughout time, from the original loincloth to the white sheer garbs and eventually to the modern diving wetsuit. Pearl diver with headscarf, 1935

  9. This is what happens to your body when you hold your breath

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