“And, at the very least, this approach is safe and could make you feel better.”

Let’s do the opposite.

Just get them to fly in formation.

Get them to fly in formation.

“The quality of our breath expresses our inner feelings.”

…those of us who practice breathing exercises today may well pass on more disease-resistant genes to our descendants tomorrow.”

“As for you personally, you have the capacity to change your physiology, biochemistry, brain activity, and genetic expression for the better. Isn't it time for you to invest a short period each day to capitalize on your innate and underutilized gifts of healing?”

“Taken together, our results suggest that slow-paced breathing performed before sleeping may enhance restorative processes at the cardiovascular level during sleep.”

I have found my new favorite word (and therapy).

…breathing can recondition your body to a state of greater calm, helping it bounce back from stress more quickly and perhaps reducing reactivity in the face of challenges…

So to make it fun, let’s imagine nasal breathing to be like an IV, injecting oxygen to the organs, tissues, and muscles that need it most.

…produced incontrovertible evidence that the mind can indeed influence—and heal—the body….

“There is one way of breathing that is shameful and constricted. Then there’s another way…

“Taken together, the RR has been shown to be an appropriate and relevant therapeutic tool to counteract several stress-related disease processes and certain healthrestrictions, particularly in immunological, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases/mental disorders.”

The calmness that persists several minutes (sometimes hours) after performing a slow breathing practice.

“High vagal tone, then, can be taken as high loving potential. … Compared to people with lower vagal tone, those with higher vagal tone experience more love in their daily lives, more moments of positivity resonance.”

“Breathwalk at its very simplest means putting breathing patterns and walking together into a carefully and beautifully timed single, synchronized movement.  It is walking harmonized with breathing.”

“Oxygen is what we breathe in.  CO2 is what we internally produce in order to allow us to use that oxygen most efficiently.”

“Each new breath creates a unity of life as all people share the nourishment that the earth's atmosphere freely offers."

This genuinely changed my life in 2022.