Anxiety

Exam stress: a breathing routine for the week before

A breathing routine for exam stress in the week before: two minutes after each study block, box breathing at the desk on the day, and no cramming the night before.

What to do when you wake at 3 am and can't sleep

Waking at 3 am and unable to get back to sleep: why it happens, four things that help and two that make it worse, a breath that works lying down, and when to get up.

Why a longer exhale calms you down

A longer out-breath is the fastest calm-down most people never use. Here is what happens in the body, the 4-in 6-out rhythm, and how Bliss paces it with you.