Functional Breathing for Better Sleep

Most people assume sleep is purely a nighttime phenomenon. But the breathing patterns you rehearse all day directly set your baseline nervous system tone at bedtime.

Chronic mouth breathing and over-breathing keep the body in subtle sympathetic activation. Nasal, slow, light breathing signals safety.

A simple practice: 5 minutes of nasal breathing at a 4-4-6-2 cadence before bed can meaningfully improve sleep onset and depth.