BITE SIZE Breathing TIPS

Welcome to the blog! This is where I will share my favorite tips on breathing and overall wellness. Essentially, these are small, easy to implement changes in your daily life with big impact on your well-being!

Are you engaging your diaphragm?

The ultimate checklist for proper breathing: use your nose engage your diaphragm The diaphragm is th...

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Get these benefits from slow breathing

The ideal respiratory rate is  6 breaths per minute . Most people breathe twice as fast, about 12 br...

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Functional breathing

The other day I was talking to my daughter about how breathing can help with certain health problems...

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Benefits of nasal breathing

The first requirement for functional breathing (breathing that is aligned with your metabolic needs)...

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Are you letting your health get away?

Just because breathing happens automatically doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay attention to how you bre...

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Open only if you want a secret to weight loss

You inhale oxygen—O₂. And you exhale carbon dioxide—CO₂. This happens about 20,000 times a day. O₂ h...

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Sleep SOS - Part 1

Just like breathing, sleep 💤 is essential. You spend ⅓ of your life sleeping. Without quality sleep...

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Sleep SOS - Part 2

When you’re sleeping, you can’t control how you breathe. However, your breathing during the day carr...

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Importance of CO2

Over-breathing is a common trait. One tell-tale sign is mouth breathing. You’re deprived of all the ...

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Can you imagine increasing your car's gas mileage by 20%?

You would like that, wouldn't you? Then how about increasing your breathing efficiency by 20%? That'...

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Decongest the nose

If you can’t use your nose due to congestion, this exercise¹ will help clear it. Please note that th...

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Letter D for diaphragm

The diaphragm is the main muscle for breathing . It sits right beneath the lungs, is shaped like a ...

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Support your digestion with diaphragmatic breathing

The diaphragm sits beneath the lungs and separates the chest from the abdomen. For more on this, rea...

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Diaphragmatic breathing affects how you respond to stress

The diaphragm is the main muscle for breathing and it’s innervated by the vagus nerve. Any movement...

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Make every breath count!

You take between 7-8.5 million breaths  💨  a year. And you have the power  💪  to make them support...

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Tricks to deal with everyday stressors 😠😡

In my previous blogs — click to read   #1  and   #2 — I talked about the vagus nerve and the balance...

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How does screen time affect your breathing?

I’m writing this blog sitting in front of two screens with yet another one laying on the desk in fro...

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When meditation doesn't work for you

"You're all signed up. Classes start next week." said the lady on the phone. I was in my car, parked...

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Those annoying hiccups...

Hiccups happen when the diaphragm gets irritated and contracts involuntarily.  They usually last a f...

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Rise Above Your Fear

“Hold my hand and look at my back” is what my husband said. Not an easy task when you are walking on...

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