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07/26/2025

🧠💓 LA PREMIÈRE VÉRITABLE ÉTUDE SUR LE NOMBRE DE PAS : 7000 PAS DE BONHEUR PAR JOUR 💓🧠

Une étude scientifique de grande envergure vient de confirmer ce que plusieurs ressentaient déjà : marcher 7000 pas par jour, soit environ 1 heure de marche active, permet de réduire considérablement les risques de :

✅ décès prématuré (−47 %)
✅ maladies cardiovasculaires (−25 à −47 %)
✅ démence (−38 %)
✅ diabète de type 2 (−14 %)
✅ symptômes dépressifs (−22 %)
✅ chutes et perte de mobilité (−28 %)
✅ certains cancers (−37 % pour la mortalité liée au cancer)

*Liens vers l'étude du Lancet Public Health au bas de cette publication.

Mais attention…
Ces pas doivent être des pas de bonheur, des pas choisis, des pas faits pour soi, et non ceux accumulés mécaniquement au travail ou dans le stress du quotidien.

Autrement dit, il ne suffit pas de courir entre deux réunions ou d’arpenter un entrepôt. Il faut marcher volontairement. ✨

🌳 Sortez marcher dehors. Allez au parc. Encore mieux : en forêt.
🚶‍♀️ Marchez à un rythme soutenu. Un bon pas. Celui qui fait battre un peu plus fort le cœur, qui fait travailler vos muscles et votre souffle.

🎯 Vous n’avez pas le temps ?
Prenez une minute et regardez combien de temps vous passez chaque jour sur votre téléphone. Vous verrez que vous avez du temps. BEAUCOUP de temps. Alors troquez 30 ou 60 minutes d’écran pour une promenade régénérante. Votre corps, votre cœur et votre tête vous diront merci.

La science le confirme :
👉 7000 pas de qualité permettent de diminuer le risque de problème de santé et ainsi de bien vieillir.

L’important, c’est de bouger tous les jours. À votre rythme, mais avec intention.

« ...ceux qui parviennent déjà à faire 10 000 pas ou davantage au quotidien doivent persévérer. À l’inverse, ceux qui jugent les 7000 pas difficiles à atteindre, ne doivent « pas se décourager ».

🌿 Pas besoin d’attendre demain.
🕒 Prenez une heure aujourd’hui.
👣 Faites vos pas de bonheur.

L’OMS recommande au moins 150 minutes d’activité physique modérée à intense par semaine.

ARTICLE DE LA PRESSE : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d2C6-n_BEYR_FEDYu0rRo9pashNYhC6F/view?usp=sharing

ÉTUDE DU LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LIyoBA4wsorkdt9AsevCSAwlrATw1jZY/view?usp=sharing

07/26/2025

Une bonne idée pour combiner plaisir et contribution !

Ça prend une société

07/18/2025

Mouth tape for kids, everything you need to know.

Can mouth tape be safe for children or is it dangerous? Learn about mouth taping risks and benefits to help your kids sleep better and stay safe. Read now.

07/14/2025

I love this body teacher's approach. Check out her videos for great ideas for improving balance, stretches post knee or hip surgery, shoulder and neck release, etc...

Hi, it's Susi. I started this channel to help you reduce pain. Designed for both the health care professional and for people with symptoms, these videos are an intersection of biomechanics, yoga, anatomy, breathing, recovery and healing. You want that sweet spot of detail so that you can blend your....

07/12/2025

I teach Buteyko breathing and Qigong breath practices. There are so many different methods of working with breath. I found this article interesting about the difference between Buteyko and Soma breathing.

Learn about Buteyko vs Soma breath, their unique breathing benefits, differences, and how to select the right breathwork for you. Find out now!

07/09/2025

07/09/2025

What can we do with the breath?
We inhale.
We exhale.
Simple?

Not quite.

Breathing isn’t just about airflow—it’s about what that airflow does to your body.

➡️ Breathe fast → activate stress
➡️ Breathe slow → shift to calm
➡️ Breathe hard → overbreathe
➡️ Breathe light → regulate, restore

→ You can hold the breath.
→ Use the nose or the mouth.
→ Breathe high in the chest or deep with the diaphragm.

🧩 Every breathing technique in the world falls into some combination of these variables.

But here’s the thing: it’s not just how long you breathe—it’s how much.

📌 You could be breathing “slow” (5 in, 5 out), but if your breaths are big, you might actually be overbreathing—even while doing “slow” breathing.

It’s not about the breath duration alone—it’s the volume and the sensation of air hunger that determine the effect.

Why does that matter?
Because less breath can do more:

✅ CO₂ increases
✅ Blood vessels dilate
✅ Oxygen delivery improves
✅ Body warms
✅ Mind calms

If you’re teaching or practicing breathwork, ask:
✔️ Is the breath light—or are you overbreathing without realising?
✔️ Are you adjusting for age, health, baseline breathing?
✔️ Is the breathing truly functional?

Done right, breath can influence:
✔️ Blood flow to the brain
✔️ Oxygenation of muscles and organs
✔️ Sleep quality
✔️ Emotional regulation
✔️ Nervous system balance
✔️ Airway function

No other function gives you this kind of access.

🎯 Know the physiology.
🎯 Apply the science.
🎯 Tailor the practice.

Breathing is powerful—if we move beyond the surface.

06/25/2025

Breathing to help reduce blood pressure. It shouldn't be surprising but it is: we can learn to reduce our blood pressure with simple breathing changes and intention.

Learn how to use your breath to lower blood pressure and manage hypertension. Discover how Buteyko breathing techniques gives better heart health. Read now.

06/24/2025

We each have our own breath print !

A new study published in Current Biology has found that scientists can identify people with 96.8% accuracy just by tracking their breathing.
That’s right — your breath is that personal. It's your breathprint
Researchers developed a wearable device to track nasal breathing patterns discovered:
✔️ Each person has a unique nasal respiratory fingerprint.
✔️ Your breathing reflects not only your body but your brain — including markers like mood, anxiety levels, BMI, and behavioural tendencies.
✔️ Breathing patterns during sleep can even reveal traits linked to anxiety and depression risk.
Incredibly, scientists were able to identify individuals with 96.8% accuracy based on their breathing alone — that’s on par with voice recognition.
This study is a powerful reminder that our breathing isn’t just about oxygen. It’s a living record of who we are — shaped by our nervous system, our emotions, and our unique physiology.

Your breath tells your story.
And the more we learn to listen, the more we can work with it — for health, performance, and peace of mind.
📚 Study:
Soroka et al. (2025). Humans have nasal respiratory fingerprints. Current Biology.

👉 Read it here:

By treating nasal airflow as a 24-h time series, Soroka et al. find that individuals have a unique respiratory pattern—a nasal respiratory fingerprint—that remains stable over time. This fingerprint predicts various aspects of physiology, mood, and cognition, making for a novel, informative mark...

06/12/2025

Thinking about training to be a Qigong teacher? My certificate course was with Lee Holden Qigong and I LOVED every second of it. Let me know if you look into it or have any questions.

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