“Mindfulness” is not just a trendy buzzword. A mindfulness movement has taken hold as corporations and individuals increasingly seek ways to restore calmness amid stress and promote overall well-being ...

The science of breathing stands on quite ancient foundations. Centuries of wisdom instructs us to pay closer attention to our breathing, the most basic of things we do each day. And yet, maybe because ...

Breathing is a unique process in the human body. Unlike, for example, digestion, breathing has both an involuntary control ...

Feeling anxious? You’re far from alone. During the pandemic, rates of anxiety and depression soared around the globe, resulting in a shortage of mental health care providers and long wait times for ...

“Controlled breathing is the direct remote control to the state of your nervous system.” Stop what you’re doing and take a deep breath in. Now breathe out. Do you feel calmer and more focused than ...

The 4-7-8 breathing technique for sleep is often recommend as an easy calming exercise for those who struggle to drift off, but how does it compare to the Wim Hof method? And which controlled ...

Ever feel like your brain is running on empty by 3 p.m.? That mental fog that creeps in during afternoon meetings or when you’re trying to tackle a challenging project might not just be fatigue — it ...

If you’re lucky enough to live to 80, you’ll take up to a billion breaths in the course of your life, inhaling and exhaling enough air to fill about 50 Goodyear blimps or more. We take about 20,000 ...

Could you comment on RESPeRATE, which advertises itself as the “breakthrough medical device clinically proven to lower high BP with no side effects”? —Gerard K. Nash, DO, Amarillo, Tex. The theory ...