Today’s book: Anxiety Free by Patrick McKeown—an eye-opening guide to how breathing habits directly influence anxiety, sleep, focus, and emotional well-being.
Here’s your 1-minute summary:
- Overbreathing fuels anxiety. Most people breathe too much, too fast, and through the mouth—triggering a stress response.
- Nasal breathing is essential. Breathing through your nose balances oxygen and CO₂, calming the nervous system and reducing panic.
- Light, slow, deep breathing resets your physiology. Shallow, rapid breaths keep you in fight-or-flight—controlled breathing returns you to rest-and-digest.
- The way you breathe while sleeping matters. Mouth breathing at night disrupts sleep quality and can increase morning anxiety.
- Breath retraining builds long-term resilience. Practicing better breathing habits daily trains your body to stay calm under pressure.
You don’t need to think your way out of anxiety—breathe your way through it. How’s your breathing right now?
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