Deep breathing is widely considered as one of the best ways to lower stress in the body and instil a sense of calm. Scientists at Stanford University have now identified the neurons that connect the ...

The Positive Health Clinic at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh gets its share of people with an acute fear of needles. There have been patients who scream or even pass out during the ...

In this article, I discuss recent research on breathing techniques that promote relaxation, calm, and pain relief. Specifically, I review two recent investigations. Source: Pexels/Pixabay Breathing ...

Stress is everywhere, and it’s making us sick. So many aspects of the modern world elicit stress responses. This makes it difficult to keep anxiety and depression at bay. There are medicines, HR ...

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, ...

Emotionally regulation helps you calm anxieties and stress that feel uncontrollable. You can try emotionally regulating by doing a body scan and focusing on physical sensations. It may also help to ...

Scrolling social media, amid frantic election-related posts and news of escalating COVID-19 cases, you may have come across a friend reminding everyone to just breathe. In Greater Good’s advice for ...

You've probably heard that idiomatic phrase "the nose knows," but what you might not know is how accurate those words actually are. Let me explain: A new study says that breathing through your nose is ...

It sounds simple, but those words of advice we often use don’t always come so easily for those with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). After all, coughing and shortness of breath are ...

In this article, I discuss recent research on breathing techniques that promote relaxation, calm, and pain relief. Specifically, I review two recent investigations. Source: Pexels/Pixabay Breathing ...