You’re on the edge of a tricky conversation, a deadline, or a spinning inbox. Your pulse ticks faster, your jaw locks, and ...

Feeling hot? You're not alone. In fact, most of the nation has been held in the grip of a scorching summer heatwave for weeks. But yoga and meditation teacher Travis Eliot, cofounder of Inner ...

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Yoga breathing helps the nervous system to relax. If you’ve ever been stressed or anxious (let's be honest, that's all of us at some point), you’ve probably been told to take a deep breath. In the ...

The day starts calm, then the inbox floods, and attention dissolves into tabs, pings and half-finished thoughts. Shoulders ...

By concentrating on deep, slow breaths, you can calm your mind and improve your concentration. It is best practiced sitting ...

Have you ever thought that if you stressed less it could not only help you feel better but look better too? I’m Joey Thurman and I have some tools for you to bring your body from a state of stress aka ...

A small public school on Chicago’s Southwest Side is on the rise academically but it still struggles to reach all its students. This year, Agustin Lara Academy is trying something new to reduce ...

Observe how you fill your lungs with air and then push that air out through your mouth. Be present with each inhale and exhale. Do this until you’ve forgotten how to breathe automatically and are ...

When Angela Lamb started teaching kids’ yoga in 2017, inspired by her older daughter who tried it at YMCA camp, there weren’t many lessons tailored toward children. So Lamb, who is the author of ...

Final Thoughts Mindful breathing games are a beautiful way to help your toddler find calm in a big, busy world. These playful moments may seem small, but they plant powerful seeds, teaching your child ...

If you’ve ever been stressed or anxious (let's be honest, that's all of us at some point), you’ve probably been told to take a deep breath. In the moment, it can be hard to do. Especially if you’re ...