Your breath directly affects your nervous system.
Your breath directly affects your nervous system. Slow, deliberate breath activates the parasympathetic nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the rest and digest function, as opposed to the fight-flight-freeze response. Conscious breathing offers a number of benefits. These include improvements in: mood, sleep, blood pressure, respiratory function, metabolism and digestion, concentration and focus, nervous system regulation Next dates at OPEX