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Cyclic Sighing: What One 28-Day Trial Shows (and Doesn’t)
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Five minutes a day of cyclic sighing lifted self-reported mood more than mindfulness meditation in one small, exploratory trial. Here is what the study measured, what it did not find, and how the practice works. Read more…
The Gut-Brain Axis: What’s Real vs. Overstated
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What research says about gut bacteria, probiotics, and food variety for mood and thinking, and where the marketing runs ahead of the evidence. Read more…
Why AI Skeptics Need Somatic Practice Most
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The AI enthusiast wakes up to a new tool and feels excitement. The AI skeptic wakes up to the same news and feels vigilance. Both are valid responses to a ra… Read more…
Why Calling Rest a Biohack Gets It Backward
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The word “biohack” applied to rest reveals how far the wellness culture has drifted from physiology. Rest is not an intervention. It is the default state of … Read more…
Soft Wellness Requires Stopping, Not Doing
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In our view, the phrase “soft wellness” is easy to misunderstand. It can sound like laziness dressed up in wellness language, or like permission to do less. Both readings miss the point: it is the discipline of not acting. Read more…
