Controlled Breathing Calms Your Brain

Neglected by most, there may be no better way to quickly slash your stress levels. It also acts like an antidepressant to improve depression.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Respiration has traditionally been looked at in terms of automatic brain stem processes, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that higher brain mechanisms are also involved

• The rhythm of breathing leads to changes in your brain that may heighten your ability to make emotional judgments or form memories

• People were better able to identify …