When you’re stressed, you lose control. Your sympathetic nervous system takes over, triggering the release of stress hormones into the bloodstream, which increases heart rate, blood pressure and breathing pace. These changes happen involuntarily, whether you’re facing true danger or just an overflowing email inbox. But scientists are learning how to regain some control, guiding the nervous system out of fight-or-flight mode and into relaxation.
Some techniques for doing so are probably already second nature, like recentering yourself with slow, deep breaths. But there’s also mounting data to support a range of zany-sounding practices…
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