Breathe well this winter and beyond

Here is a guest blog post written by Abby Maroko. Enjoy!

All too often, I see people sabotaging their very own health with the most basic healing mechanism of all: the breath.

Holding the breath, gulping air into the chest, slouching over and cutting off the respiratory circuit. While it is an innocent act of unhealthy behavior, this habitual shallow mouth breathing comes at a clear and palpable cost: a depressed outlook, a repressed mind, decreased healing times and a suppressed immune system.

Stress hits and mounts and if we are not vigilant and diligent with our breathing patterns, we default to an anxious pattern of breathing which only feeds dis-ease within the human body.

Here is the good news: by changing your breathing patterns now you can change your life forever. Control your breath – control your mind.

Give these three tried-and-true breathing practices a go to build a stronger immune system, more grounded presence, and feel the love within as the snowflakes drop from the sky.

3 PRACTICES TO BREATHE BETTER THIS SEASON AND IN THE FUTURE