Hey, it's Martine here. So if you listen regularly to Post Reports, you know that I haven't been hosting lately. That's because I've been covering the White House for the Post. It has been an amazing opportunity so far. And also, it's been a little bit stressful.

That's why I am so excited to be in your fees today with a conversation that is refreshing and relaxing.

Maybe we should all just take a beat and take a deep breath.

Would you like to do that with me?

Sure.

So sit with your butt firmly on the chair, your feet firmly on the ground.

Okay, give me a second here.

Sit up nice and straight.

And then through your nose, take a nice, slow, deep breath in. One, two, three, and out slowly.

It's remarkably powerful and maybe subtle how much a few deep breaths slowing your breath down

can help you feel better i'm going to go about your day maybe with a clear mind this is richard

seema he reports on the neuroscience of everyday life for the post.

And he recently sat down with me to talk about breathing.

So Richard, is this what you do all day?

You just think about how to breathe in and out?

I thought you were going to ask, is this what I do all day, breathe?

And I was going to say yes.

But then...

That's true. I mean, I would hope so.

I do think about it a lot now.

I got really fascinated with how something's so simple,

something we don't really think about much,

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