Deep sighs, those profound breaths we take either involuntarily or deliberately, offer more than just a fleeting sense of relief. They are an integral part of our physiological and psychological ...

The human body works in complex ways—sometimes, certain motions are so small that it’s easy to miss how they might cause discomfort in the body. In this way, the surface tissues in our lungs actually ...

New research reaffirms what many of us have known for years: Longer exhalations calm the autonomic nervous system, reduce physiological arousal, lower stress, and take the edge off anxiety. Graphical ...