Awareness of the breath is the key to practicing mindfulness. Breathwork is a 2,500-year-old practice, but celebrities and yogis alike have rediscovered the deep value of alternate-nostril breathing ...

Deep breathing exercises activate the parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for rest and digest. By taking slow and ...

Australia-based scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki explained that the reason it feels like one side of your nose is blocked and ...

Box breathing is a systematic way of inhaling, holding, exhaling, and pausing on equal counts. Start by inhaling through the ...

People may only be able to breathe through one nostril due to congestion, allergies, a blockage, or natural changes in the nasal cycle. This is not uncommon and may get better on its own. The nasal ...

Breathwork specialist Stuart Sandeman shares his go-to pre-workout breathing exercises for more motivation, calm, and focus. Put another way, when you master your breathing, you’ll reach new levels of ...

One blocked nostril can result from allergies, a foreign object, or side sleeping. More serious causes, like a deviated septum or nasal polyps, may also lead to snoring, nasal-sounding speech, or ...

You’ve probably heard this before: When you’re anxious or stressed, there are breathing exercises that can help. And even though you’ve heard it before, you probably ignored the idea, because ...

Breathing comes naturally and easily when our lungs are healthy. However, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing are among the symptoms of COVID-19 that can linger for some patients after ...

Breathing exercises to lower blood pressure can help people living with hypertension (high blood pressure). High blood pressure is a common serious condition that increases the risk of stroke, kidney ...