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Season 2, Episode 5: The Quiet Engine: Your Breath Is the Way Back Home
You take about 20,000 breaths a day and barely notice one. In this episode, Rachel dives into the science of breath and shows you how to use it, on purpose, to calm your nervous system and make more room for joy.
In this episode:
The tiny brain cluster that runs your breathing (and why it sounds like a German pastry)
Why your exhale is the brake pedal for your nervous system
How breathing like joy can help you feel joy
The 5-minute cyclic sigh that beat meditation in a Stanford study
Real-life breath anchors: red lights, doorways, your inbox, and your pillow
This week’s challenge: The Five…
The skinny
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