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The Breathing 411

Each Monday, I curate and synthesize information from scientific journals, books, articles, and podcasts to share 4 thoughts, 1 quote, and 1 answer (like "Jeopardy!") related to breathing. It’s a fun, bite-sized, and practical way to learn something new each week.

One-Second Meditation, Being Breathed, and Why Slow Breathing Works

9 mins; January 20, 2025

Inspiration, Recharging Our Batteries, and How to Float Through Life

8 mins; January 13, 2025

Intention, 25 Breath Ideas, and Sincere but Never Serious

9 mins; January 06, 2025

New Mouth Tape Study, Universal Rhythm, and the Ego Hates This

7 mins; December 30, 2024

After 8 Years, How to Be Like Water, and Our Body’s Love Language

9 mins; December 23, 2024

Common Breath Currency, 3 of the Best, and an Overlooked Exercise

8 mins; December 09, 2024

Ten Breaths, the Power of Intention, and a Prescription for a Good Life

8 mins; December 02, 2024

Whole-Brain Breathing, Nexus Point, and Life is Far Too Important

7 mins; November 25, 2024

Learning to Live, 3 Random Thoughts, and Going on an Internal Jog

7 mins; November 11, 2024

A 10-15-75 Formula, Laughter, and a Menu of Mind-Body Benefits

7 mins; November 04, 2024

Purely for Joy, Physics, and How to Overcome Obstacles

9 mins; October 28, 2024

How to Not Get Upset, Robust Science, and the Great Synchrony

7 mins; October 21, 2024

Best Place to Start, Self-Regulation, and How to Move Forward

9 mins; October 14, 2024

A Clearer Life, Quiet Joy, and 3 Random Thoughts

9 mins; October 07, 2024

How to Walk Farther, Mind Roots, and Breath & Gratitude

9 mins; September 30, 2024

One of My New Favorites, Inhale, and 3 Reminders to Exhale

6 mins; September 23, 2024

Nasal Breathing, Belly Laughing, and My Favorite Signs of Progress

7 mins; September 16, 2024

Nasal Minded, Three Quotes, And Making Your Own Path

8 mins; September 09, 2024

It's Possible, Movement for Mindfulness, and Breath is Life

9 mins; September 02, 2024

Breath and Wine, Simplest Movement, and 4 Reminders on Connection

9 mins; August 26, 2024

Flourishing, Four (more) Reminders, and Get More Brain Power

8 mins; August 19, 2024

Four Reminders, Alternate Nostril, and Tapping into the Life Force

7 mins; August 12, 2024

More Alive, Surprising, and the Key to Lung Expansion (and a long life)

7 mins; August 05, 2024

Going Inward, a New Practice, and Remembering Oneself

7 mins; July 29, 2024

Become More You, Deep Changes, and Benefiting Those We Encounter

8 mins; July 22, 2024

Humor, How to Live Well, and the First Step Toward Self-Regulation

8 mins; July 15, 2024

Blue Mindfulness, Worry & Hurry, and a Natural Way to the Heart

9 mins; June 24, 2024

Five Minutes, How to Heal the Mind, and 15 versus 300

9 mins; June 17, 2024

Five Minutes, How to Heal the Mind, and 15 versus 300

8 mins; June 10, 2024

Breathing Guidelines, Free Sci 411, and How to Make Tomorrow Good

6 mins; June 03, 2024

My Ghostwriter, Cost-Free, and the Best Gift We Can Give Others

8 mins; May 27, 2024

Movement, Heart and Lung Vacation, and My Teacher is Best

6 mins; May 20, 2024

Soul Physiology, Laughter Heals, and a Great Zen Master

10 mins; May 13, 2024

See the World, Deep Rest, and a Simple Step for Profound Effects

9 mins; May 06, 2024

Connection, a Wordless Mantra, and 4 Thoughts on Nose Breathing

8 mins; April 29, 2024

Breathing Heals, Memory, and 4 Thoughts on Gratitude and Love

9 mins; April 22, 2024

Living Better, Loving-Kindness, and 4 Reminders to Laugh

9 mins; April 15, 2024

Science Talk, Stress, and 3 Exercises to Heal Any Ailment

9 mins; April 08, 2024

4 Tiny Thoughts, 3 Ways to Success, and What the Buddha Lost

8 mins; April 01, 2024

How Breathing Heals, Life’s Storms, and the Power of Love

8 mins; March 25, 2024

Better Results, Seeds of Joy, and What it Truly Means to be Alive

9 mins; March 18, 2024

Aging, Wonderful Outcomes, and the Secret of an Unhurried Mind

8 mins; March 11, 2024

Why We Suffer, Power of Humming, and a Celebration of Life

8 mins; March 04, 2024

How to Get True Health, Extended-Release Calm, and a New Personality

8 mins; February 26, 2024

A Fulfilling Life, How to End, and How to Meditate without Meditating

6 mins; February 19, 2024

Clouds, Humming Under Water, and Two Practices for Today

7 mins; February 12, 2024

Self-Expression, Sending Messages of Calm, and How to Live Well

6 mins; February 05, 2024

Cheap Medicine, New Breath Book, and Becoming Students of Life

10 mins; January 29, 2024

Smiling, Heart at Ease, and a Life-Changing Shift in Perspective

7 mins; January 20, 2024

A Wild Sleep Study, Becoming Great, and Being More Human

8 mins; January 15, 2024

Catch & Shoot, 20 or 50 Years, and Slow Breathing Doesn’t Work Now

7 mins; January 08, 2024

24 Ideas, Favorite Books of 2023, and the Secret to Healing

7 mins; January 01, 2024

Health & Happiness, and How to Align with Your Life Force

7 mins; December 18, 2023

Life, Humor, and a Great Truth You Should Know about Yourself

6 mins; December 11, 2023

Cry More, Full Victory, and Three Gift Ideas for Breathers

7 mins; December 04, 2023

Free 5-Star Resort, Transferring Passion, and Breathing in the Rain

7 mins; November 27, 2023

An Incredible Study, Meaningful Change, and Gratitude Right Now

9 mins; November 20, 2023

Mindful Sauna, Focus on You, and Singing for Better Breathing

8 mins; November 13, 2023

How to Actually Increase Well-Being, Waves, and the Power of Breathwalk

5 mins; November 06, 2023

Heroes, the Healing Power of Breathing, and the Key to Living Longer

11 mins; October 30, 2023

When Laughter Occurs, Choosing Joy, and a New Favorite Passage

9 mins; October 23, 2023

One Solution to Stress, Getting More, and the Best $0.99 I’ve Spent

10 mins; October 16, 2023

Mind-Body Unity, the Real Power of Breath, and a Beautiful Resilience

8 mins; October 09, 2023

3 Simple Lessons, Why We Practice, and the Most Important Determinant

7 mins; October 02, 2023

Mindful vs. Slow Breathing, and How to Know the Nature of All Beings

7 mins; September 25, 2023

Laugh More, Buddha’s Breathwork, and How to Find Inner Silence

7 mins; September 18, 2023

A Smile, Perfect Advice on Methods, and I Was Happy Until this Moment

7 mins; September 11, 2023

Is this Amazing or Dangerous, Longevity, and How to Create More Time

10 mins; September 04, 2023

HIIB?, a Trick for Being Present, and Becoming More Joyous

6 mins; August 28, 2023

How Gratitude Works, Fast Breathing, and Coming Home in a Loving Way

7 mins; August 21, 2023

Element of Choice, Less Effort, and Focus on Enjoyment for Better Results

8 mins; August 14, 2023

Finding Answers Within, Tree Tops, and How to Breathe for Joy

10 mins; August 07, 2023

Better Mental Health, Letting Go with Gratitude, and Is This Healing?

8 mins; July 31, 2023

Two Simple Things, a Better Brain, and You Already Knew This, But…

8 mins; July 24, 2023

A Helpful Breathing Tip, Two Ways, and How to Build a Stronger Mind

8 mins; July 17, 2023

10 Fun Thoughts, Meditation in a Bottle, and Whole-Life Slow Breathing

9 mins; July 10, 2023

Better Learning, Life's Lifeline, and How We Breathe is Who We Are

8 mins; July 03, 2023

10 Thoughts, Reaching Blissful States, and Breathing and Brain Health

6 mins; June 26, 2023

Breath Learning, More Joy, and How to Change Our Reality

6 mins; June 19, 2023

Gratitude Brain Change, 2 Quotes, and You Can Bring Retreat to You

6 mins; June 12, 2023

My Top 5 Breath Books, Unconditional Love, and a Life Changing Outro

6 mins; June 05, 2023

All 3 at Once, Laughing Monks, and Naturally Arising Compassion

6 mins; May 29, 2023

Slow Gratitude, Breath Pole Vaulting, and Two Ways It Calms the Mind

6 mins; May 22, 2023

Alzheimer’s, Nose vs. Mouth, and How to Find the Perfect Practice

6 mins; May 15, 2023

The Best Morning Breathing Exercise, Air Candy, and Greater Calmness

6 mins; May 08, 2023

More Joy, Long Beards, and Beating a New Type of Gravity

7 mins; May 01, 2023

5 Great Apps, Less Work, and a Simple Way to Laugh More

8 mins; April 24, 2023

One Breath, Three Components, and the Most Effective Stress Remedy

8 mins; April 17, 2023

5 Favorite Breathing Products, 4 Favorite Newsletters, and the Here and Now

8 mins; April 10, 2023

Top 5 IG Accounts, “Embreathment”, and Breathing for Emotional Health

9 mins; April 03, 2023

Emotional Balance, Why Mindfulness, and Moving Beyond a Calm Mind

8 mins; March 27, 2023

How to Let Go, Breathing for Better Emotions, and Loving Life

8 mins; March 20, 2023

Build-a-Breath, How to Work with Emotions, and Carrying Great Power

7 mins; March 13, 2023

Why Breath Control Matters, -148°F, and Engaging Fully in Life

6 mins; March 06, 2023

Good Stress, Self Love, and Breathing for Happiness and Wisdom

0 secs; February 27, 2023

Free OA App, 60 Seconds of Joy, and Breathing Improves Cognition

6 mins; February 20, 2023

Big Tech vs. Gandhi, Breathing is Self-Love, and Syncing w/ the Heart

8 mins; February 13, 2023

Free 5-day Course, an Inspiring Study, and the Heart of Life

8 mins; February 06, 2023

4 Lessons in 4 Years, Behind the Scenes, and Establishing Inner Calm

9 mins; January 30, 2023

How to Be Irreplaceable, Coffee or Breath, and the Most Important Study Yet

9 mins; January 23, 2023

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