Feelings of anxiety and overwhelm can be triggered by events . But, we may be unknowingly increasing our sensitivity to stress just because our everyday breath cadence is set a little too fast. Fast, upper chest breathing set the chemoreceptors in our brain to be too sensitive to CO2. When this happens – we get caught in a vicious cycle of hyperreactivity. Learn how to tell if your natural cadence and volume is helping or hurting your ability to cope with stress.

Not being able to get a good night’s rest can really affect your overall health. And while there are many potential causes for sleep disruption, there are a few common (and very fixable) culprits. The first is breathing through your mouth while you sleep. Not being able to fully relax during your day and poor sleep hygiene are some others. We tackle these common issues head on to provide you with some new tools for better sleep.

The great majority of us have A LOT of oxygen in our blood at any given time, but many of us don’t USE that oxygen efficiently which means it stays in our blood INSTEAD of actually going into our tissues and major organs. Learn how to use the Bohr Effect to your advantage to stop breathlessness and other blocks to your fitness goals.

Don’t you love that feeling of “being in the zone” where time flies by and your mind and body work in seamless harmony. What if you could summon that state at will? Getting out of the mind and into the body is easy with the proper breath exercises. Learn how to turn off your “monkey mind” and get to work.

The long-term effects of mouth breathing are just now coming into mainstream consciousness: the dental issues, the reduced nasal function, sleep difficulties, lowered immunity, increased dehydration, increased blood pressure, even the altered face shape!! Yeah, the list is pretty long. This is one habit that needs to be kicked. And, while it’s tough to beat – the great part – you feel the benefits almost immediately, which prove it’s worth the effort.

Just because our breath is automatic, doesn’t mean we necessarily do it well. Your body will fall asleep eventually – will you get the best sleep possible? Maybe, but if you have unhealthy sleep habits, most likely not. Same goes for your breath. We can over sleep, over eat, and I guarantee you, we can over breathe. In fact, our society conditions us to do just that. Learning how to breathe correctly can literally affect everything that you do. Why not do it better?