Stress-induced shallow breathing becomes the body’s involuntary arousal signal

Evidence

Unfortunately this unconsciousness sometimes leads to shallow breathing especially if the body is relatively inactive. As breath reacts to danger or stress, then breath can claim our awareness. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 171

Categorization

• QUESTION: Oliveros frames stress-born breath as claiming our awareness — is this a useful reframe of bodily feedback loops worth exploring?
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 171
• XREF: connects to: Conscious attention to breath can calm the mind and emotions — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 172; Returning attention to breathing during stress can be empowering — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 177; Any sound can serve as a cue to deepen relaxation or energize the body — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 302 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Returning attention to breathing during stress can be empowering #responds-to (0.85) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 177
• Any sound can serve as a cue to deepen relaxation or energize the body #responds-to (0.70) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 302