After discovering that Japanese Monks have been harnessing the power of their breath to achieve states of Zen for hundreds of years, the idea for a modern solution to this problem was born. Scientific research shows that when you’re restless, your breath gets shorter which tells your brain to prepare for fight-or-flight. By slowing your breath, you send a signal to your nervous system, letting it know it can calm down. The Shift was created through two years of testing and development, before the perfect fit and feel for controlling breathing was found.