Please join us May 14th 10AM ET for a free webinar hosted by the Global Wellness Institute: “Brain & Breath: Rewiring Your Nervous System for Performance and Wellbeing.” In conversation with Sandy Abrams (Breath and Mindset Experiences) and Sukh Randhawa. Modern life isn’t just busy it’s neurologically demanding. Constant stimulation, blurred boundaries, and always-on environments are keeping many of us in a state of low-grade stress impacting…
Breathwork Offers a Universally Accessible Tool for Transformation: Guy W Fincham, Founder of Brighton & Sussex Breathwork Lab
Repost from Health & Human Performance Foundation: “I was sceptical about breathwork so I did my own research.” by Guy W Fincham, | @psyche.the.magazine Guy W. Fincham, PhD “Each breathwork technique serves different purposes, from relaxation and balance, to energisation, or moving between the states. As a participant in workshops and conferences, I’ve witnessed its transformative power firsthand. Participants often describe experiences of clarity, emotional…
NeuroWellness: Connecting Breathing with Brain & Behavior
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…
5 Effective Ways Breathing Supports Healthier Heart via Oxygen Advantage
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‚‚)…
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…
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…
