How Breathing Bridges the Physical and Mental Dimensions Helping to Regulate Both
Journal of Quantum Science of Consciousness. June 29, 2026 Shilpa Sugathan
Breathing sits at the intersection of automatic bodily regulation and deliberate control. This paper proposes a framework where regulated breathing coordinates body physiology, brain dynamics, and mental experience through a Quantum-Biological Coherence Model. The model views the human organism as a complex system where breathing acts as a control parameter that can organize physiological states into low-entropy regimes. Drawing on quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and predictive coding, the authors argue breathing works through three pathways: bio-energetic modulation at the mitochondrial level, macroscopic coherence via respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and neural phase-locking where respiration entrains brain oscillations. Conscious respiration is proposed as an observation event that reduces system uncertainty. The paper reviews evidence, proposes a biophysical model, and outlines methodology for a randomized controlled trial.