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Save Your Breath and Keep Your Sanity

By Joan Borysenko — 2008

Breathing is the only autonomic (meaning automatic--like heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature) function over which we also have conscious control. While most people can't lower their heart rate or increase their body temperature at will unless they're trained in biofeedback, martial arts, or yoga, anyone can change their breathing. Breath is the link between body and mind, the royal road to calming down and returning your body to balance.

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