Simple Breathing Techniques to Create Mental Space, Even If You're a Beginner in Midlife

You sit down to do a breathing exercise and by breath three, you're already thinking about your to-do list. You've forgotten why you're even breathing on purpose. If that's you, good news: that's not you failing at this. That's just what the beginning looks like. Today's episode is a companion to Sunday's practice on creating mental space. You don't need to have listened to get what you need right now — just an honest look at why breathing exercises are harder than they sound, why a simple an...