Breath is the bridge between voluntary and involuntary nervous system control—the only autonomic function you can directly influence. Slowing the exhale, pausing after the breath cycle, and maintaining nasal breathing shift your system from sympathetic arousal toward parasympathetic calm, making breath work a precise tool for regulating arousal without forcing relaxation.
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