Breathe in, breathe out
Exploring breathing techniques and reminding myself to be intentional about breathing in everyday life.
Breathe in, breathe out
“There are as many ways to breathe as there are foods to eat,” said one female instructor who had held her breath for more than eight minutes and once dived below 300 feet. “And each way we breathe will affect our bodies in different ways.” Another diver told me that some methods of breathing will nourish our brains, while others will kill neurons;
... See moreJames Nestor • Breath
When you stimulate the parasympathetic wing of the ANS, calming, soothing, healing ripples spread through your body, brain, and mind.
Rick Hanson • Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Long out breaths activate the PNS
Big Exhalation Inhale as much as you can, hold that inhalation for a few seconds, and then exhale slowly while relaxing. A big inhalation really expands your lungs, requiring a big exhalation to bring the lungs back to their resting size. This stimulates the PNS, which is in charge of exhaling.
Rick Hanson • Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
When you're excited or stressed, the aperture of your visual window shrinks. When you're relaxed, the aperture of your vision expands.
Charlotte Grysolle • Breathwork Fallacies, How to Tap Into Your ANS & a Slow Breathing Exercise
Breath of calm
This practice uses the technique of alternate nostril breathing that has been shown in studies to effectively reduce anxiety, combined with an exhale that is twice the length of the inhale. Longer exhales are key for the down-regulation of the parasympathetic nervous system
Jonny Miller • The Operating Manual for Your Nervous System
We don’t realize how much healing, release, and freedom is available to us if we just remember to deepen our breath and slow it down many times during the course of our day.
Anne Berube • The Burnout Antidote
When you feel tightness build in your chest or have an overwhelming sense of angst, pause and try taking a 4-7-8 Belly Breath: inhale for 4 counts through your nose, hold for 7 counts, exhale through your mouth for 8 counts. Repeat four times. You’ll notice an immediate release of pressure. From here, aim to operate from that little patch of calm y
... See moreJohn La Puma, M.D. • Refuel
