What is ‘breathwork’? And do I need to do it?
- Written by Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
Taras Grebinets/ShutterstockFrom “breathwork recipes” to breathing techniques, many social media and health websites are recommending breathwork to reduce stress.
But breathwork is not new. Rather it is the latest in a long history of breathing techniques such as Pranayama from India and qigong from China. Such practices have been...

















