Choose a quiet spot. This doesn’t have to necessarily be a corner. The key is selecting an area where you can step away from ...

It's the simplest way to improve both your mental health and your fitness regime over time, too. Here, experts explain ...

Modern life often puts our nervous systems on constant alert. Endless notifications, tight deadlines, financial pressures, ...

Stop what you're doing and take a deep breath in. Now breathe out. Do you feel calmer and more focused than before? That’s no coincidence. Controlled breathing has been used for centuries to reduce ...

The connection between breathing and our nervous system represents one of the body’s most remarkable biological relationships. While most autonomic functions—like heart rate, digestion, and hormone ...

In our always-connected, notification-filled lives, finding moments of calm feels increasingly like searching for a unicorn. The racing thoughts, the tight chest, the constant worry – stress and ...

If you search “how to calm your nervous system” in Google you’ll find hundreds of options—and I’m very intentional about how I do this too. It’s something we talk about all the time at Lindywell. A ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Monica in West Hartford, CT asked, “We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘take a deep breath,’ and ...

Cold plunging looks extreme from the outside, but its effects are far more nuanced than shock value or toughness. In just one ...

It may seem counterintuitive and even impossible to remain calm amidst chaos and uncertainty. Exposure to news media is disturbing, and it would be reasonable to feel anxious, worried, helpless, and ...

Gratitude isn’t just a nice mental exercise. Amelia Chapman of Mind Body Amore says it can build neural pathways in your brain. Chapman is an expert on the nervous system. She says it exists to ...

The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...