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Trauma-Informed

A collection of 8 posts

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Breathwork Featured

How to Increase HRV with Breathing Exercises: the simple technique that actually works

Your smartwatch keeps sending you low Heart Rate Variability alerts. Your chest feels tight even at rest. You get a full night's sleep and still wake up tired. You're not falling apart. You're stuck in a state known as the fight-or-flight response. It'

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Somatic Healing Featured

Somatic Breathwork Reset: A Simple 5-Minute Protocol That Actually Works

You’ve most likely heard the saying: “the body keeps the score”. It’s not just a saying. It’s the foundation of somatic healing. When your nervous system stores stress, it doesn’t always show up as memories or thoughts. It lives in tight shoulders. Shallow breathing. That wired-but-exhausted

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Somatic Healing Through Breathwork: A Nervous System Reset Backed by Scientific Research

If you’re like me and tried to meditate to calm down but ended up feeling more anxious or angry, this post might be for you. For many years I have used meditation in my daily life - on lunch breaks, in the mornings as a part of a routine

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nasal breathing

Nasal Breathing for Better Sleep: Why Mouth Breathing Sabotages Your Recovery (and What Science Says to Do Instead)

Sleep is when your nervous system resets, your tissues repair, and your stress hormones finally downshift. But here’s the part most people miss: The way you breathe at night directly affects how well your body recovers. If you’re a chronic mouth breather during sleep - or experimenting with

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Breathwork for Recovery

Breathe Better, Feel Better: My Real-Life Guide to Breathwork for Stress, Mood, and Recovery

Discover how breathwork can reduce stress and boost your mood—backed by science and real-life experience. Learn my favorite techniques for calming down fast and showing up as your best self, even after a tough day.

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Breathwork for Recovery

My Busy-Dad Morning Reset: Wim Hof, Nasal Breathing, and the Nitric Oxide Advantage

If you’re like me, you’ve probably felt stuck in that wired-but-tired state - especially after a bad night’s sleep. Chasing the “perfect” morning routine often just makes things worse. After a lot of trial and error, I finally found a routine that actually works for me, and

Feeling Wired but Tired? Breathwork Might Be the Reset Your Nervous System Needs

Feeling Wired but Tired? Breathwork Might Be the Reset Your Nervous System Needs

If meditation hasn’t worked for you, slow breathwork might. Backed by a 2023 meta-analysis, this protocol helps lower stress, anxiety, and depression — and it starts with just 5-second breaths.

When Breathwork Backfires: Why It Doesn’t Work for Everyone (And What to Try Instead)

Trauma-Informed

When Breathwork Backfires: Why It Doesn’t Work for Everyone (And What to Try Instead)

Breathwork has become a go-to tool for improving stress, recovery, and mental clarity. It’s often promoted as universally effective — but for some, the experience is anything but calming. If breathwork leaves you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or physically uncomfortable, you're not alone. At Breath Science Lab, we specialize