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Five This Week

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  • The breathing discovery that surprised my stomach

    Did you know that your breath and digestion are connected? I’ve been practicing breathwork for about a month now. The calmer feeling is obvious. But I started wondering what other physiological impacts breathing might have. Turns out, digestion is one of them. How breathing changes digestion Our body has two main operating modes: fight or Read more


    January 5, 2026

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    getting started
    brain-gut, breathwork, digestion, gut-health, health, meditation, mental-health, mindfulness, nutrition, vegas nerve, wellness
  • The week I forgot to breathe

    My breathwork routine was clicking. Consistent practice at least five days a week for at least five minutes each session. Then the holidays hit. I went a full week without a structured breathwork routine. No dedicated breathing time. Just random sessions. The difference was real Remember how I wrote about discovering flexibility in breathwork? About Read more


    December 29, 2025

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    getting started
    breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, wellness
  • Inhale flexibility, exhale ease

    Inhale flexibility, exhale ease

    This week was busier than usual. It’s the last week before everyone heads off for winter break. Meetings got rescheduled. Projects needed finishing. My new breathwork routine got shuffled around. And this led to a revelation. Two approaches to intentional breathing The past couple weeks I’ve been pretty consistent with my breathwork. Around the same Read more


    December 22, 2025

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    getting started
    breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, wellness
  • The Vagus Nerve discovery

    The Vagus Nerve discovery

    Temps dropped this week. Cinnamon and I traded our longer walk for a quick neighborhood loop. But I’m still making an effort to really breathe in that crisp outside air. Two weeks into my intentional breathing journey. Still trying different techniques through the Haven Breathwork 2-week challenge. Scrolling through Val’s library of practices, I noticed Read more


    December 13, 2025

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    getting started
    breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, Vagas Nerve, wellness
  • Why I’m starting this blog

    We all breathe. But are we optimizing how we breathe for how we live? Between work, life, and everything in between, most of us aren’t really paying attention. This post marks the start of an experiment, or journey, where I’m going to start paying attention to and practicing how I’m actually breathing. I’m not totally Read more


    December 6, 2025

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    in

    getting started

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