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#333 ENCORE: Science of breathwork and D...

Christa Biegler
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This is our last week for encore episodes. This week's encore features return guest Campbell Will who is a physiotherapist and breathwork specialist.  In this episode, we dive into the science of breath-work and how you can use it for self regulation and stress mitigation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • The bio-mechanics of breath-work & how you breathe effects everything
  • Appropriate breath work for different context cases
  • Up regulated breathing versus down regulated breathing and how it effect the nervous systems
  • Super-ventilation: for performance: how can you get oxygen out of the blood and into the cells of the body and the brain
  •  Carbon dioxide and oxygen balance to impact your ability to manage energy
  • Research around people with anxiety and panic attacks have poor interception and don’t notice when holding their breath

GUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON:

  • Self regulation and stress mitigation through breath
  • DIY Nervous system regulation for anxiety, sleep, athletes,  & better focus/clarity
  • The easiest way to started today with breath work
  • What a beginner breath work session looks like

Catch Campbell's other episode 181: Breathwork for Sleep, Stress, with Campbell Will, PT

ABOUT GUEST:
Campbell Will is the founder of  Breath Body Therapy, a breathwork practitioner and physiotherapist who believes it's time that we take back control of our mind and body. He is a physical therapist and breathwork specialist from Australia, who works around the world, introducing people to the power of the breath. He’s worked in a variety of clinical settings, from the ICU to the sporting field, from young to old and everyone in between. His passion is teaching the principles of breathwork, and how it can be used in all situations to better regulate the body, the mind, and emotions.

WHERE TO FIND:
Website:
https://www.breathbodytherapy.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/breathbodytherapy/

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Podcast Instagram: @lessstressedlife
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