Ruah is the Hebrew word for breath or spirit. Breathing is the most basic function the human body performs, and it is instinctual. The average adult has taken about 250 million breaths by the time they are 30. However, managing your breathing can bring huge benefits over simply going through your day without focusing on it. Ruah shows you simple ways to change the way you breathe and increase lung strength.
The recommendations are based on scientific research and turns something as simple as breathing into an effective tool for a healthier life. Studies have shown that controlled breathing might have the ability to fight the symptoms of anxiety, stress, depression and insomnia. It has also been shown to be a way to control pain and in one case study, it showed short-term reduction in blood pressure in participants suffering from hypertension.
While meditation and mindfulness lean more towards clearing your mind and observing your breath, regulating your breathing requires you to change the WAY you breathe. It means you have to work on filling your lungs with more air and slowing down your breathing from the resting average. Ruah guides you through various exercises and activities that can help you do just that.