As a naturally anxious person, I’ve often found it frustrating when people tell me to “just take a deep breath and relax” when I’m feeling worked up. If the things I worry about could be fixed by ...

Most people think breathing during exercise is automatic and doesn’t require much thought beyond trying not to gasp for air. But the way you breathe during workouts has a massive impact on your ...

We inhale and exhale all day, every day, without thinking about it—but when we cultivate awareness of our breath, something ...

We breathe to sustain life but, aside from its most essential role, breathing supports the health of your body and mind in many other ways. More specifically, your breathing rate and patterns help ...

Breathing is something we do more or less without thinking but it may reveal more about ourselves than we might think – from our body mass index (BMI) to our propensity to develop anxiety. Scientists ...

Apneustic breathing is a type of abnormal breathing pattern. It involves long, gasping inhalations and insufficient, irregular exhalations. It often stems from a brain injury but there may be other ...