Karen Voight can be reached at kvoightla@aol.com. If you’ve ever done yoga, you’ve heard this instruction: “Take a full breath, then exhale deeply.” Use of the breath is a key element in getting the ...

If you’ve ever been stressed or anxious (let's be honest, that's all of us at some point), you’ve probably been told to take a deep breath. In the moment, it can be hard to do. Especially if you’re ...

Breathing seems simple. After all, everyone is constantly breathing to stay alive. However, taking the time to breathe a little better can offer surprising health benefits, like easing stress and ...

As newborns, we enter the world by inhaling. In leaving, we exhale. (In fact, in many languages the word “exhale” is synonymous with “dying.”) Breathing is so central to life that it is no wonder ...

The science of breathing stands on quite ancient foundations. Centuries of wisdom instructs us to pay closer attention to our breathing, the most basic of things we do each day. And yet, maybe because ...