Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Monica in West Hartford, CT asked, “We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘take a deep breath,’ and ...

Yoga expert explains how pranayama breathing techniques strengthen lungs, improve respiratory health, and help you breathe ...

With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom here, there’s no better time to talk about what is surely one of the most polarizing aspects of both it and Breath of the Wild: weapon durability. Some ...

Experts believe most people could benefit from improving their breathing patterns. Before you read on, take this test to find out how healthy your own breath rate is. Test Your Breathing Continue ...

Take short, forceful inhales and exhale through your nose at a steady rhythm. Aim for 20 to 30 breaths in quick succession ...

If you’re feeling stressed, the advice to “take a deep breath” is as cliché as it comes. But even if you know that slowing your respiratory roll really can calm you down and make you feel rested and ...

A simple breathing technique can improve your cortisol levels, boost your resilience, and even help your gut microbiome.

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 ...

I was working with veterans with trauma, and we were trying to figure out some interventions we could use to help them, because many traditional interventions like therapy or pharmaceutical ...

Picture this: The stakes are high—or they seem that way to an athlete (or student or performer) you care about. One glance and you can feel the obvious tightness in their chest in your own. There's a ...

Somewhere in Earth’s past, some branches on the tree of life adopted a body plan that made breathing and cooling down considerably more efficient than how mammalian bodies like ours do it. This ...

When you’re living with multiple sclerosis (MS), there’s a chance you might have trouble breathing. It’s not as common as other MS symptoms, like numbness, tingling, blurry vision, and trouble walking ...