Change Your Breath, Change Your Life - James Nestor - #350

About this episode

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 world's leading researchers, breathwork teachers, monks and free divers to find out exactly 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 improve your breathing while you sleep and much more... Sponsors: Get 40% discount on everything from boohooMAN at https://bit.ly/manwisdom (use code MW40) Reclaim your fitness and book a Free Consultation Call with ActiveLifeRX at http://bit.ly/rxwisdom Timestamps: (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 Extra Stuff: Buy Breath - https://amzn.to/3eJzLei Follow James on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrjamesnestor  Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ Get in touch.  Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices