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Humming Your Way to Calm

Perhaps you had a mom who sang lullabies and hummed to you as a baby. Or maybe you remember humming to yourself as you skipped rocks at the lake with your cousins or while you rode bikes in your neighborhood. There’s something that mothers and small children are naturally attuned to that many of us…

The Ultimate Biohack: Nose Breathing

By Cynthia Calhoun

Nose breathing is something that humans are designed to do by default, but up to 50% of the human population engages in mouth breathing instead, at least to some degree. In fact, most people are only using about 10-20% of their lung capacity! Not only are you made for nose breathing, it offers countless benefits,…

Breathing Exercises for Anytime or with Your HUSO

By Cynthia Calhoun

The importance of the breath + breathing exercises Did you know that most people in Western society breathe too shallowly? This shallow breathing habit contributes to feelings of anxiety. Breathing exercises can help. Think about how you breathe when faced with a life-threatening situation. You go into fight or flight mode: shallow breathing is a…