Cyclic sighing, also known as the physiological sigh, was first identified in the 1930s as a technique that could quickly neutralize the body's stress response and induce relaxation.

That’s where the physiological sigh doubles down: Breathe in through your nose, pause, and then take a second short inhale. (If you can’t inhale through your nose for whatever reason, inhaling ...

New research explains why cyclic breathing can calm you down — and it may be more effective than mindfulness meditation. ... a breathwork practice that’s also known as the physiological sigh.

Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression after a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat.

These physiological improvements stem from reduced inflammation, a common denominator in many chronic health conditions. By lowering baseline stress levels, meditation helps regulate inflammatory ...

Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular treatment for anxiety, but testing its effectiveness in a convincing way has been difficult. Now a rigorously designed, clinical trial has found ...

Americans are soothing their senses and quieting their minds like never before. The percentage of adults in the country who practice meditation increased from 4.1 percent in 2012 to 14.2 percent ...

A new mouse study reveals a set of neurons that may point to physiological roots for the benefits of breathing control During yoga pranayama exercises, people practice controlling the breath, or ...

A group of researchers from the HSE Centre for Bioelectric Interfaces has studied the activity of the brain and other body systems during meditation. It was the first study to show that, when ...

Despite its outward simplicity, meditation can be challenging. But recent studies suggest that there’s something that can help usher us into a meditative state: sound.