TAKE A DEEP BREATH. That’s good advice for when you feel overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious. It helps you center yourself and relax. Ad taking it a step further to focus on a pattern of inhaling and ...

The 4-7-8 breathing technique for sleep is often recommend as an easy calming exercise for those who struggle to drift off, but how does it compare to the Wim Hof method? And which controlled ...

Falling asleep or coming down from anxiety might never be as easy as 1-2-3, but some experts believe a different set of numbers — 4-7-8 — comes much closer to doing the trick. The 4-7-8 technique is a ...

Discover the 4-7-8 breathing technique, a simple yet powerful method to combat modern stress and anxiety. This ancient yogic practice, backed by science, calms the nervous system by controlling breath ...

We're big fans of the 4-7-8 method because you can use it both to relax when you're feeling anxious and to fall asleep faster. Developed by Dr. Andrew Weil, it's based on pranayama, a traditional ...

One writer in search of a way to fall asleep fast tried the 4-7-8 technique. Never heard of it? Here's everything you need to know. The 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise is adopted from the yogic practice of ...

Maybe it's the fear of sitting with my whirring thoughts, my mind oscillating between to-do lists and unread emails, or maybe it's a reluctance to carve out the time after a long day (scrolling? Hours ...

Traffic deadlocked, phones pinging, deadlines looming – any given workday in Cyprus can feel like a marathon you didn’t sign up for!Add in the midday heat (especially during our endless summers!), the ...

The connection between breathing and our nervous system represents one of the body’s most remarkable biological relationships. While most autonomic functions—like heart rate, digestion, and hormone ...

Falling asleep or coming down from anxiety might never be as easy as 1-2-3, but some experts believe a different set of numbers -- 4-7-8 -- comes much closer to doing the trick. Falling asleep or ...