A Simple Shift, Profound Difference
How to breathe well is a very complicated subject – and it’s becoming clear that sub-optimal breathing affects more than just our respiratory system.
Tuning into the power of your breath can support your nervous system, positively influencing your sleep, your digestion, and your ability to think clearly in stressful situations. These are super important to our well-being.
So how do you build a healthier relationship with your breath?
Try this simple shift, and see if it works for you. It is making a big difference for me.
Ask yourself how am I feeling?
In many ways, your breathing pattern reflects your health status and health resiliency. It’s a gateway to your nervous system, cardiovascular system, and your body’s biological homeostatic mechanisms (how the body maintains balance). A Breathing Pattern Disorder can be subtle but extremely impactful: They show up in a variety of seemingly disparate symptoms and undermine many people’s attempts to heal chronic illness. Addressing Breathing Pattern Disorders is one very important way we can strengthen your entire body and help you heal.
Have you noticed that you’re short of breath? Or perhaps sighing or yawning a lot? These are common symptoms of a Breathing Pattern Disorder (BPD). BPD is an umbrella term that describes inappropriate breathing with no apparent cause, which is persistent enough to cause symptoms. A relatively common diagnosis under this umbrella, is Hyperventilation Syndrome.
“Just breathe!” This is often much easier said than done! There is a great deal that goes into healthy breathing, especially given the stressors of the twenty-first century. Breathing is foundational to our health and yet many of us are not breathing well.