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When anxiety spikes, the nervous system can shift into fight-or-flight in seconds, but it can also be guided back toward balance just as quickly. Clinicians increasingly recommend brief "micro-resets" ...
Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Monica in West Hartford, CT asked, “We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘take a deep breath,’ and ...
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If exercise feels harder than it should, chronic stress may be working against you. Learn how to regulate your physiology so your body can support your fitness goals.
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Control of breathing for physical training performance, overall workout recovery and stress mitigation is uniquely in our control. We have the ability to control our heart rate and general physical ...
I was working with veterans with trauma, and we were trying to figure out some interventions we could use to help them, because many traditional interventions like therapy or pharmaceutical ...