The Breathing 1% (TB1%) is based on the idea that “Breathing is the compound interest of health and wellness.” That if we improve by just 1% every day, those benefits will compound into extraordinary results.
“In this work, we have demonstrated that nasal breathing counteracts the effects of gravity on pulmonary blood flow in the upright position by redistribution of blood to the nondependent lung regions.”
Of course, there are many powerful nervous system and brain changes going on, but this is the true real-world power of contemplative practices involving breathing.
“What if learning how to inhabit silence and stillness and awareness—especially when you do so with kindness, with patience, and with self-compassion—is itself healing?”