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…
‘How Should I Breathe?’ Article by Anders Olsson of Conscious Breathing Institute
Here’s a fascinating article titled  comparing two of the most popular Breath practices which have completely different effects on the mind & body –Buteyko and Wim Hof Method. “Ever since I founded Conscious Breathing in 2009, people’s interest in breathing as a health promoter, performance enhancer and a way to personal and spiritual growth has increased more and more, which brings me much joy. In…
Scientists Find That Each Person Has a Unique ‘Breath Print’
New June 2025 article from The New York Times By Veronique Greenwood “Each Person Has a Unique ‘Breath Print,’ Scientists Find” “Indeed, Dr. Sobel, Ms. Soroka and their colleagues found that it was possible to link subjects’ body mass index with features of their breath. They also found potential correlations between breathing patterns and subjects’ scores on questionnaires for assessing traits related to anxiety, depression or autism. For…
Mindful Breath Enters the (Pro Sports) Locker Rooms
Fantastic article in the The Athletic by Rustin Dodd about how the power of mindful Breath has made its way into some pro sports teams. “The voice belonged to Dave Merritt, the team’s secondary coach. He closed the door and hit the lights, leaving the room pitch black. He then outlined an exercise: The players were to close their eyes, imagine their happy place, a…
