Take a deep breath. Mothers and meditation teachers have said it for ages: Breathing reduces stress and anxiety and brings peace. But why? For the first time, scientists have uncovered why taking deep breaths is so calming. Working with mice, they found that taking deep breaths is calming because it prevents activation of the neurons that communicate with the brain’s arousal center. Deep breathing made the mice mellow. That’s why we should do it too.
Deep breathing brings peace and scientists are discovering why
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