Most people are breathing wrong—and it’s affecting their sleep, anxiety, and energy. Mouth breathing keeps the body in stress mode, while nasal breathing activates the vagus nerve and restores calm. Learn how to retrain your breath and reset your nervous system in just minutes.

The diagram below shows the difference between healthy diaphragmatic breathing and shallow chest breathing. Diagram showing diaphragmatic breathing vs shallow chest breathing. Proper breathing expands the belly during inhale while chest breathing lifts the shoulders and restricts the diaphragm. By Christina Elena McHugh Founder of Yogic Cowgirl™ and Nervous System Educator Exploring the patterns between breath, body, stress and awareness. Proper breathing is driven by the dia