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Breathe to Reset: How HRV Tech Reveals Hidden Stress (Rohan Dixit)
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- Mar 15, 2026
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In this episode Andrea Samadi revisits her conversation with Rohan Dixit, founder of Leaf Therapeutics, exploring how heart rate variability (HRV) and breath awareness reveal hidden stress and support self-regulation. Learn practical breath techniques like the physiological sigh and slow breathing, plus tips to calm nighttime stress and improve sleep, so you can build lasting resilience without over-relying on technology. In Episode 389, we revisit our September 2022 interview with Rohan Dixit, founder of Lief Therapeutics, where we explore the science behind HRV, breath awareness, and how learning to regulate our nervous system can improve stress, sleep, and resilience. In this episode, we cover: ✔ What heart rate variability (HRV) is and why it’s one of the most important biomarkers for understanding stress, recovery, and resilience ✔ Why many people unknowingly hold their breath during stressful moments and how this impacts mental health and nervous system regulation ✔ How breath awareness can help shift the body from a stress response to a calmer, more regulated state ✔ How wearable technology like the Lief Therapeutics device can help people recognize stress patterns in real time ✔ Why improving breathing patterns before sleep can improve sleep quality and reduce anxiety the following day ✔ The connection between self-regulation, nervous system awareness, and long-term mental health ✔ Why learning to regulate stress through breathing is a skill that develops over time, not a one-time solution Welcome back to Season 15 of the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast. I’m Andrea Samadi, and here we bridge the science behind social and emotional learning, emotional intelligence, and practical neuroscience—so we can create measurable improvements in we…