One tactic he employs: a special breathing-relaxation technique originally developed for hospital patients in acute stress.

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Piskunova has also developed some special breathing exercises.

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Today, there's a new twist: creating special events to remind the public that you're still alive and breathing.

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It was a surprise event, complete with special music and a lowering of park lights to highlight the fire-breathing beast.

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The tube, resting inches below the pregnant mom's mouth, sucks air into a special filter, giving an approximate measurement of the air that she is breathing.

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