Breathing

Breathe Easy: Proper Breathing Techniques for Exercise

Posted 05.17.2012

By Jordan Shakeshaft Breathe in, breathe out -- simple, right? Not so fast. When it comes to exercise, the art of inhaling and exhaling may be a...

The Connected Life: Taking A Breath For Conscious Computing

Linda Stone | Posted 05.07.2012

Linda Stone

When you text or use email on your smartphone, laptop or iPad, are you breathing or do you hold your breath? Eighty percent of us seem to have "email apnea." Definition: Shallow breathing or breath holding while doing email, or while working or playing in front of a screen.

Embrace Imperfections -- They Keep Life From Being Like a Bad Disney Movie

Will Shanklin | Posted 04.17.2012

Will Shanklin

One way to let go of resistance is to allow yourself to have imperfections. This means that, while you're dreaming your dreams, you welcome the parts of your life that aren't there yet.

Want to Change Your Life? Breathe Like a Baby

Will Shanklin | Posted 04.11.2012

Will Shanklin

If you read enough books on health, mindfulness, and relaxation, you'll start to notice a pattern. Almost all of them will feature at least one exercise related to breathing.

Relax Your Way to Weight Loss and Your Leanest, Sexiest You

Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M. | Posted 04.10.2012

Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.

Whether you want to lose weight, boost your immune system, alleviate pain or simply look and feel younger, relaxation is your prescription.

Your Bed, Shower and Car: 3 Places to Find Peace Every Day

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW | Posted 04.02.2012

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Remember that you do have time, every day, to relax and cultivate peace. Let your everyday activities prompt these calming practices, and your old patterns of stressful thinking will begin to change for the good.

Yoga and Breathing Helps Juveniles Reflect on Their Actions

Ramaa Reddy Raghavan | Posted 05.28.2012

Ramaa Reddy Raghavan

At Crossroads, the metallic locked juvenile detention center in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Bart van Melik, 34, a slim Dutchman with a receding hairline, prepares for his weekly yoga class.

The 5 Healing Benefits Of Breath

Maggie Lyon | Posted 04.06.2012

Maggie Lyon

When we count our breath, we count on our breath. We discover it is the ticket back to ourselves. The breath both coaches and coaxes us into self-reliance, not only for relaxation into sleeping states, but also for profound letting go in superlatively chaotic and awake states.

How To Breathe To Promote Healing

Marc B. Levin | Posted 03.18.2012

Marc B. Levin

Breathing is an activity most of us don't think about, but there are many ways to breathe and we breathe differently in different situations. Breathing a certain way can assist us in how we relate to a situation, and therefore impact our wellness.

10 Ideas to Enhance Your Life

Elaine Dembe | Posted 03.13.2012

Elaine Dembe

Every choice in life, whether it is about food, lifestyle or our friendships, is either life enhancing or life diminishing. Look at the situation or person and ask: "Is this diminishing or enhancing?" We've all got some dead wood to prune.

Please Meditate: Simple Breathing (VIDEO)

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 02.13.2012

Olivia Rosewood

Essential to meditation, even for good health and peace of mind, is breath. If you think of your body and mind as an amazing, complex orchestra, everything working together as much as possible to produce the beautiful symphony of you, guess who would be the conductor?

5 Steps to Healthier Living

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 02.07.2012

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

As we get ready to ring in 2012, here are a few steps we can take to help improve our health and the quality of our lives.

6 Ways To Get A Handle On Holiday Stress

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW | Posted 01.31.2012

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

It's supposed to be the "most wonderful time of the year." But if you're already juggling your time, finances, and energy, then the holidays can disrupt the delicate balancing act. Weave these simple practices into your season and you'll go from "hum bug" to "ho ho ho" in no time.

A Meditation For New Beginnings

Mark Nepo | Posted 01.29.2012

Mark Nepo

It is a basic human sequence: gather, prepare, put down, enter. But failing as we do, we always have that second chance: to learn how to fall, get up and laugh.

A Meditation On Gratitude

Susan Morales, M.S.W. | Posted 01.22.2012

Susan Morales, M.S.W.

For me, getting in touch with gratitude is more than a cognitive exercise. It changes my mental and emotional state. Try thinking about something you deeply appreciate.

Your 10-Minute Thanksgiving Meditation

Leslie Davenport | Posted 01.21.2012

Leslie Davenport

Whether you belong to a faith tradition, or are inspired by the beauty of nature in its fullest expressions, take three minutes in silence releasing all other demands on your attention.

Menopause Holiday Survival Guide

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 01.15.2012

Ellen Dolgen

Holidays are not about stress -- they are about being thankful and happy. Remember to breathe and repeat your mantra, and you might just hypnotize yourself to sleep.

He Isn't The Only One Snoring

Fifty Is The New Forty | Posted 12.11.2011

Men snore—not women! Admit it: when you think of a snorer, you picture a large man with a beer belly and an irate wife. That is the image that ca...

Calling For World Peace, Making The World A Better Place

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 11.21.2011

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Today, on the occasion of World Peace Day, I urge all countries of the world to come together -- to come forward -- to allocate a small fraction of their defense budget toward peace education.

The Right Fit: My Journey With Yoga

Trish Kinney | Posted 09.15.2011

Trish Kinney

Having learned some very valuable lessons about what is important from my cancer experience, I decided to become more powerful than the stress that constantly had its way with me. And I've been working on it in a small yoga studio.

Breathing: The Secret To Better Test-Taking (And Other Benefits)

Penny Love Hoff | Posted 09.07.2011

Penny Love Hoff

The way we can age stronger is by reducing our stress levels. We do this by breathing more slowly and deeper into the belly.

In Honor of Memorial Day, Cultivate Your Warrior's Heart

Ana Forrest | Posted 07.30.2011

Ana Forrest

It is easy to cultivate impervious walls. It takes a lot more courage to feel and care for one's self and for those around us.

Michael Sky is Dying

Norm Stamper | Posted 07.20.2011

Norm Stamper

Unless you live on a small, green island off Washington State, or haven't read his books or participated in his workshops, you've probably not heard of Michael Sky. He is a dear friend, and he is dying.

Meditation At Work: Breathing Lessons

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 11.17.2011

Melissa Kirsch

This happens on more days than most: I am in a meeting, or working against a deadline, and it occurs to me that I am barely breathing.

What Most People Don't Know About Yoga

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Ed and Deb Shapiro

Yoga is not just about standing on our head or bending in all sorts of contorted positions. It is the uniting of body, mind, and spirit.