The Buteyko Clinic International published this article: If you frequently contract colds despite maintaining a balanced diet, adequate sleep, and overall healthy habits, you are not alone. Many individuals experience recurrent illness despite these efforts. An often overlooked factor is breathing patterns. Mouth breathing, especially during sleep, can subtly compromise the body’s natural defenses and increase susceptibility to viral infections. This article examines the influence…
Conscious Breathing Appears to Synchronize Brain and Body Activity | PsyPost by Eric W. Dolan
This new research was just shared by the team at the Health & Human Performance Foundation in an article titled: Conscious Breathing Appears to Synchronize Brain and Body Activity | PsyPost by Eric W. Dolan — “We were motivated by a growing interest in how conscious control of breathing can influence brain–body interactions,” said study author MariNieves Pardo-Rodriguez, a PhD candidate in engineering sciences at…
Dr. Jonathan Fisher : Depression Changes How Your Heart Beats
Fascinating science from cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Fisher, author of Just One Heart and GWI Breathe Initiative Member: This is an excerpt from his Newsletter: Depression changes how your heart beats. Not metaphorically—physiologically. When you’re depressed, your heart loses its natural rhythm variations. Instead of speeding up and slowing down flexibly throughout the day—responding to stress, relaxation, connection—it beats more rigidly, mechanically. This change, measured as…
Via Kourtney Kardashian’s POOSH site: A Well Regulated Nervous System is the New Power Move
A Well Regulated Nervous System is the New Power Move Kourtney Kardashian’s POOSH website featured our GWI Breathe Initiative member Sepi Eivazi’s somatic breath expertise/advice.”We tapped Sepideh Eivazi, a member of the Breath Initiative at the Global Wellness Institute and a guide to executive leaders and wellness pros around the world, to break it all down.” What is nervous system regulation? In short, it’s your…
Optimal Breathing Webinar
Optimal Breathing Webinar Hosted by: Sandy Abrams, Chair of the Global Wellness Institute Breathe Initiative We’re excited to share this dynamic conversation between two global leaders in Breath education: Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D., President of the Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences and CEO of Better Physiology Ltd. and Patrick McKeown, CEO and Director of Education and Training at Oxygen Advantage®, Director of Education and…
Do We Actually Have Two Noses?!
Health & Human Performance Foundation shared this fascinating article from The Atlantic by Sarah Zhang titled, “Everything I Thought I Knew About Nasal Congestion Was Wrong.” “In healthy noses, the swelling and unswelling of nasal tissue usually follows a predictable pattern called the nasal cycle. Every few hours, one side of the nose becomes partially congested while the other opens. Then they switch, going back…
