We have been breathing since the day we were born and take on average, 20,000 breaths a day. So you’d be forgiven for thinking we must know what were doing if if were still alive. But research tells us that the way we breathe can have a powerful effect on how stressed or calm we feel.
Read MoreThe way you start your day can set your nervous system up for stress or calm.
If you engage in activities that promote the parasympathetic strand of your nervous system (rest and digest) in the morning, the more likely we are to stave off unnecessarily triggering our fight or flight response throughout the day.
