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How Shallow Breathing Makes Stress Worse (and Hurts Your Body)

How Shallow Breathing Makes Stress Worse (and Hurts Your Body)

Yoga Insights, Yoga Therapy

Ever notice yourself taking short, quick breaths when you’re stressed? Turns out, that shallow breathing isn’t just a nervous habit – it actually fuels stress and pain in your body. Here’s the lowdown on this not-so-great cycle and how to break...
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Five days. Seventeen beautiful humans. One transformative journey at Sivananda Ashram.

We strengthened our respiratory muscles, softened the rib cage, explored self-massage & myofascial release, practiced guided pranayama, and re-connected breath with body and mind.

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So much of our tension begins where the breath meets resistance — in the rigidity of the rib cage, the overuse of secondary respiratory muscles, and the forgotten intelligence of the diaphragm, our body’s natural healer.

Through guided movement, mindful awareness, and therapeutic breathing practices, you’ll:
✨ Soften and free the rib cage
🌬️ Reawaken your primary respiratory muscles
💆‍♀️ Relax and retrain overactive neck and shoulder muscles
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As the breath becomes more fluid, the spine aligns, the nervous system settles, and the body remembers how to support itself from within.

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