Pronunciation Challenge How to keep calm under pressure | 3 quick tips | BBC Ideas

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Breathe, hum and focus.

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For centuries, yogis and Buddhists have used controlled-breathing techniques like this to gain the upper hand over the nervous system, and science is beginning to understand how it works.

Key Vocabulary

1. Buddhist

Buddhist

[ˈbudəsts] (n.)

2. yogi

yogi

[ˈjoʊgi] (n.)

3. technique

technique

[tɛkˈnik] (n.)

technical

[ˈtɛknɪkəl] (adj.)

4. the upper hand