A reflective piece on what it means to notice the breath rather than control it. A psychologist on the body's quiet contribution to anxiety, the patterns the breath has been keeping without commentary, and why noticing is most of the work.

Anxiety often shows up in the body before it is named in the mind. Slow paced breathing changes the body and may change how those signals are read. A psychologist on what the strongest evidence shows, and where breathing fits inside the broader landscape of evidence-based care for anxiety.