Deep-breathing exercises can physiologically calm you down by lowering heart rate, releasing muscle tension and changing skin conductance, which will help lower your sense of fight or flight.

“This study is the first to show that taking a few slow, deep breaths in an everyday setting can have a significant effect on a child’s stress physiology,” said the study’s lead author, Jelena ...

When people are anxious before getting surgery, doctors and nurses often tell them to take slow, deep breaths with long exhalations. It may seem like an inadequate way to quell anxiety, but in ...

If you’re feeling stressed, the advise to “take a deep breathe” 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 ...

When was the last time you paid attention to how you breathe? Not just in yoga class or during meditation, but in your ...

When we take deep breaths, we are telling our brains to enter a state of calmness. That’s why yoga, meditation, and other mindfulness practices are so effective in helping us calm down.

KALAMATA, Greece May 26, 2012— -- William Winram makes it sound so easy. "You're going to hold your breath, pull yourself down a line under the sea," says the champion deep diver from Canada.

Some influencers claim that breathing techniques can give your workout a boost. Here’s what works — and what doesn’t.

Dr. Daniel Amen, a double board-certified psychiatrist and brain-imaging researcher in California, suggests deep breathing to slow down racing thoughts in your brain. Anxiety is often to blame for ...

Slow down, you eat too fast: ... I have a reputation as a lightning-fast eater: I figured this class would help me learn how to take a deep breath, slow down and pay attention to my food.

We are all extremely busy. But in our busyness, we must remember to do all the little things that differentiate the best from the rest. Whether it is in our interactions with co-workers or our ...