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If you live with asthma, you've probably been told to take your inhaler as prescribed and leave it at that. But a growing body of research says there's a real, evidence-backed role for breathing techniques alongside medication. In fact, we've been using these techniques for the past 5 years to help asthmatics regain control over their breath. This post walks through what those techniques are, how to practice them, and what the evidence says each one can and can't do. At a Glance Benefits:...

When people talk about protecting their brain as they get older, the conversation almost always lands on the same handful of things: diet, exercise, sleep, maybe a crossword puzzle or two. All of which are so important. But breathing rarely comes up. A growing body of research suggests how you breathe, both while you're awake and while you're asleep, may be quietly shaping your risk for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Luckily, there's evidence pointing the other way too, that...

If you're a coach, therapist, or wellness professional looking to add breathwork to your practice, you've got more certification options now than at any point in the field's history. That's good news and a problem at the same time. Programs range from $249 self-paced courses to $10,000 in-person immersions, and they teach genuinely different things under the same word “breathwork.” Before you pick one, it helps to know what you're actually comparing: the focus of the training, who's teaching...