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Michael explores the power of using your breath to lower anxiety, reduce pain and enhance your decision making.

In this episode, Michael reveals how slowing down and focusing on your breath can have a wide-reaching effect on your body and brain - from reducing pain, to improving concentration. He speaks to psychologist and neuroscientist Professor Ian Robertson, Trinity College Dublin, who’s discovered how spending just a couple of seconds to control your breath can act as a powerful reset button for your brain.

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Sun 15 Feb 202619:45
BBC Radio 4

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