BREATHING RETRAINING

1 – Hyperventilate: 60 to 90 seconds: Standing up, start breathing deeply and quickly as if you were blowing a balloon. Exhalations should be hard and forced. This is what you do when you hyperventilate 2 – Pay attention to the body: Sit down, close your eyes, and listen to your body. How does it […]

HOW DIFFERENT MEDITATION TYPES CHANGE OUR BRAINS

Neuroimaging studies have illuminated the unique impact of various meditation practices on neural activity. Notably, focused attention meditation (FAM) and loving kindness meditation (LKM) yield distinct alterations in brain function, each with its own intriguing implications. FAM centers on concentrating attention on an object or bodily sensation to achieve a clear, undistracted state. Long-term practice […]

BREATHE DEEP: THE SURPRISING ROLE OF HYPERVENTILATION IN EMOTIONS

The intricate connection between emotions and breathing finds expression in everyday phrases like a “gasp of surprise” or a “sigh of sadness.” This linkage is further evident in laughter and crying, where breathing patterns are noticeably altered. Within this framework, Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome (HVS) emerges, characterized by abnormal breathing at rest and during activity without […]