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Change Your Breath, Change Your Life - James Nestor | Modern Wisdom Podcast 350
James Nestor is a journalist and an author.
We get more energy from our breath than we do from food or hydration or sleep. And yet most people have never considered assessing how properly they breathe. Thankfully James has spent years speaking to the leading researchers, breathwork teachers, monks and free divers in the world to find out what we need to know.
Expect to learn why computer use is affecting your breath, how poor breathing can cause diabetes, why snoring is a dangerous habit, James' tips for optimising your daily breathing, the best strategies to use for athletic performance, how to breathe better, the best breathwork exercises, how to improve your breathing while you sleep and much more...
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00:00 Intro
00:19 The Focus on Breathing & Sleeping
05:55 Breath's Impact on the Nervous System
09:41 Poor Breathing Patterns
14:57 James’ Breathing Eureka Moment
17:12 Tummo Breathing & Wim Hof
23:37 Breathing in Different Cultures
27:33 Why is Too Much Breath Bad?
33:55 Can Breathing Changes Heal Illness?
37:47 Improving Non-Conscious Breathing
40:30 Breathing & Athletic Output
51:10 How to Increase CO2 Tolerance
54:33 How to Fix Snoring and Sleep Issues
1:03:11 Extreme Breath Feats
1:10:30 What James Missed From the Book
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