Improving lung capacity is essential for overall health and well-being. For beginners, simple breathing exercises can make a ...

Breathing has been an intrinsic feature of our lives since the day we were born. Akin to background noise, we inhale and exhale thousands of times per day, the vast majority of which we are unaware of ...

This post was written with contributions from Margaret Heaton-Ashby, LMFT, and Kelsey Tunney, DPT. When you think about your health and specifically any dysfunction in your body, you probably don’t ...

Breathing exercises are a natural way to improve sleep quality by calming the mind and body. These techniques can be easily ...

In moments of acute stress, it can be difficult to breath easy. When the “fight or flight” response is activated, the sympathetic nervous system activates rapid breathing. In the best-case scenario, ...

lungThe respiratory system represents one of the body’s most remarkable yet often overlooked systems, automatically adjusting to our needs whether we’re sleeping, walking, or exercising intensely.

If you’ve listened to Brené Brown, the research professor whose TedTalk on vulnerability went viral (a must-watch), you may have heard her mention “square breathing.” She uses it herself to calm down ...

Credit: Getty Images A team of researchers analyzed the effects of using diaphragmatic breathing exercises in patients with GERD, specifically whether their symptoms and QOL improved. Diaphragmatic ...