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Dec 2020
45m 29s

The Lost Art of Breath: A Conversation w...

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You've been doing it since you were born, but how much do you really know about breathing? Do you know that you are most likely doing it wrong -- that there is even  a wrong way to breathe? Today, we uncover the hidden power of breath and what it can do to increase your fitness performance, sleep quality, and overall longevity.

Hear from author and journalist James Nestor.

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This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. 

With solutions for IT, security, IoT and business operations, Splunk empowers people to make faster, better decisions and take action to get things done. Learn more at splunk.com.

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