Voo Breath
A long, low "voo," like a foghorn, vibrating through your belly and chest. It comes from somatic trauma therapy, where it's a signature practice. Voo itself has never been studied directly, but long vibrating exhales are close cousins of humming, which small studies link to calmer heart rhythms.
When to use it
For shutdown: when you feel far away from your own body.
Two minutes, kept for you
How to do it
- 1.Sit or stand comfortably.
- 2.Inhale slowly through your nose.
- 3.On the exhale, make a low, sustained "voooo" from deep in your belly, like a foghorn across water.
- 4.Let it run the full length of the breath.
- 5.Rest for a normal breath or two.
- 6.Repeat three to five times.
What to notice
Vibration low in your belly. Heaviness or warmth settling in. A sense of coming back into your body from far away.
What the research says
Straight answer: voo itself has never been studied. It is a signature practice of Somatic Experiencing, a trauma therapy with one solid trial as a whole package, and it is built from pieces that do have small-study support: long exhales, and vibrating vocal sounds, the same family as humming, which shifts heart rhythms toward calm in the minutes after practice. You are borrowing a practice from the therapy room, with the evidence sitting one shelf over.
If you want to see which of these your body responds to, that’s what the app is for →