British Vogue article by Rosamund Dean and Morgan Fargo, “HRV Is The Health Metric You’re Not Tracking (But Should Be)” shares important advice from HRV expert Marco Altini, PhD Thanks for sharing this, Health & Human Performance Foundation Link to article: https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/hrv-wellbeing “What is HRV?” “A person’s heart rate variability refers to the way in which their heart changes its rhythm with each beat. A…
Mindful Breath is an Antidote to Distraction
Mindful Breath is a free, always-accessible mindfulness practice—and the science backs it up. As Cortland Dahl, Ph.D., explains in Psychology Today (The Art of Doing Less, Feb. 27, 2025): “Distraction has reached epidemic levels, impacting our well-being. Learning to shift from ‘doing’ to ‘being’ is a critical skill in this age of distraction. Mindfulness connects us to inner calm and effortless presence.” Do you have…
BREATHING AND RESPIRATION; A Behavioral Perspective
I’m pleased to share this book chapter from our GWI Breathe Initiative Vice Chair, Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D. Titled BREATHING AND RESPIRATION; A Behavioral Perspective; Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D. and Sandra Reamer, M.S., M.F.A. Peter says, “This book chapter presents a new paradigm of thinking about breathing: breathing is behavior. This simple conceptual reframing makes the vast literature of behavioral science immediately relevant to understanding the…
Analog Wellness
Analog Wellness is Trend #1 inside the Global Wellness Summit’s The Future of Wellness: 2025 Trends report. Beth McGroarty details how the Analog Wellness trend will shake up tech, wellness, travel, government policy, even home design. “The online world’s relentless manipulations, marketing, disinformation and division campaigns, causing general brain and culture rotting, have gone too far… 2025 will be the year more people get aggressive about logging off,…
The Connection Between Breath Holds & Endurance
The Health and Human Performance Foundation shared (on their Instagram) this article in Outside Magazine by Alex Hutchinson: “Researchers: Hold Your Breath to Get an Effect “Similar to Blood Doping” Fascinating research for athletes or anyone who wants to improve their endurance. “By triggering a diving reflex, athletes who perform breath-holds can increase red blood cells—and, possibly, endurance.” https://lnkd.in/ggYcmjMU
Humans Without a Sense of Smell Breathe Differently
The Health & Human Performance Foundation shared this research from: Gorodisky L, Honigstein D, Weissbrod A, et al. Humans without a sense of smell breathe differently. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):8809. Published 2024 Oct 22. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-52650-6 “Consequent to nasal-airflow-induced patterns of brain activity, patterns of airflow have been linked to emotional and cognitive states. More specifically, patterns and particularly phase (inhale vs. exhale) of nasal airflow have been…
