Don’t waste your breath. Turns out there’s yet another reason to dunk on mouth-breathers: Open-mouthed inhales are not only unflattering, they’re also not great for your health. While there’s ...

A yoga class at Palisades Park in Pacific Beach. (File photo by Thomas Melville/Times of San Diego) Have you ever been advised to take deep breaths to calm down in moments of panic, stress or anxiety?

Learn 5 simple but powerful breathing techniques—from pursed-lip breathing to lion's breath—to help you reduce stress, improve focus, and calm your body and mind.

This is the first in a series of instructional videos and guidance from Nadine Kelly, MD (Yogi MD) helping healthcare professionals to use yoga techniques to reduce daily stress and focus on their ...

For some people, deep breathing exercises work like a charm. For others, not so much. If you fall into the latter category, you might enjoy the “five-finger breathing” technique, which adds a little ...

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Breathing exercises are a powerful tool for reducing anxiety and calming the mind. When you feel stress building up, your breathing can quicken and become shallow, which fuels your anxiety. Slowing ...

As I’m writing this, I can’t help but think that for some of you, this column will be an “a-ha” moment while for others, it will be a “duh, this is obvious” moment. I’m hoping there will be more ...

While training for that fall 10K you signed up for, let's say you notice you’re breathing a little too heavily during runs — making you wonder if the way you inhale and exhale is impacting your ...

Most people think breathing during exercise is automatic and doesn’t require much thought beyond trying not to gasp for air. But the way you breathe during workouts has a massive impact on your ...