Karen Voight can be reached at kvoightla@aol.com. If you’ve ever done yoga, you’ve heard this instruction: “Take a full breath, then exhale deeply.” Use of the breath is a key element in getting the ...

A solid night's sleep does more than recharge a growing brain — it may also help keep a growing body lean. Breathing problems or a chronic lack of sleep early in life may double the risk that a child ...

Breathing techniques may reduce stress and anxiety, help a person get to sleep, or support treatment for lung conditions. Some techniques work to give immediate relief. Others may work best with ...

Insomnia is a common problem. You may find it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep, or you may wake up too early and not be able to go back to sleep. Certain breathing techniques can help you relax and ...

If you’re reading this, you’re breathing. What’s interesting about breathing is we do it regardless of whether we’re thinking about it. Yet we can also voluntarily control our breathing when we are ...

The science of breathing stands on quite ancient foundations. Centuries of wisdom instructs us to pay closer attention to our breathing, the most basic of things we do each day. And yet, maybe because ...

Learn simple breathing exercises for anxiety and stress reduction. Source: Unsplash, Creative Commons Zero Breathing exercises are an effective, quick, and easy solution for stress and anxiety relief.