NeuroWellness: Connecting Breathing with Brain & Behavior On March 4 (10–11am ET), the GWI Breathe Initiative presents a special webinar exploring the powerful connection between breathing, brain function, and behavior. Leading the discussion are Mohammad Nami, MD, PhD, Director of the Brain, Cognition, and Behavior Unit at BrainHub Polyclinic and Academy UAE and Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Canadian University Dubai, and Peter M. Litchfield, PhD, GWI…
Patrick McKeown and Oxygen Advantage share this article: 5 Effective Ways Breathing Supports Healthier Heart: Your heart responds to every breath you take. Small shifts in breathing speed, depth, and route (nose vs mouth) can either increase cardiovascular strain or help the heart work more efficiently with less effort. 1. COâ‚‚ balance reduces cardiac strain While oxygen gets most of the attention, carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
