I’m not kidding. Sure, you knew how to breathe as soon as you were pushed out of the womb. But you didn’t learn to breathe right. If you were slapped on the butt by the doctor, you probably learned to ...

Your brain consumes about 20% of your body’s total oxygen supply, making it incredibly dependent on efficient breathing patterns for optimal function. Most people never think about how they breathe, ...

Ever feel like your brain is running on empty by 3 p.m.? That mental fog that creeps in during afternoon meetings or when you’re trying to tackle a challenging project might not just be fatigue — it ...

Take short, forceful inhales and exhale through your nose at a steady rhythm. Aim for 20 to 30 breaths in quick succession (around one breath per second), then pause and take a deep, controlled inhale ...

Do you have "screen apnea"? Our special series Body Electric continues with former Microsoft executive Linda Stone who coined the term. Around 2007, Linda noticed she had an unhealthy habit while ...

Here’s how to get “screen apnea” in check. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta In 2007, Linda Stone, a former Microsoft executive, realized that even though she did breathing exercises every morning, when she ...

Breathing is, well, as easy as taking a breath – it’s a simple, unconscious act that keeps you alive, whether you’re taking it easy on the sofa or running 10K at an all-out effort. The average person ...