Rubbing appears to redirect the brain from the diaphragm to the eyes. To do this maneuver: Close your eyes. Rub your eyes in ...

Breathing from the diaphragm can measurably improve stress ... Shallow breathing signals to the brain that something is wrong, triggering the body’s fight or flight response and the release ...

after it leaves the base of the brain, sends branches to the ears, the throat, the heart, the lungs, and the digestive tract, with stops along the way at the vocal cords and the diaphragm ...