317: How to actually tell if you’re breathing right | Patrick McKeown, breathing expert

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 23 June 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Patrick McKeown: “Breathing is deeper than what's just being taught.” McKeown, a breathing expert and bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to tell if you're breathing right & how to strengthen your breath, plus: - How your breath can affect your hormones - How to increase HRV & why it matters - The link between breath & sleep quality - How men & women breathe differently - The weird reason you may have cold hands & feet Referenced in the episode: - McKeown's book, The Breathing Cure. - mbg Podcast episode #245, with James Nestor. - McKeown's free breathing program for children. - A study by Karen Bonuck, Ph.D., about sleep disordered breathing & special needs education. - A study showing nasal breathing's effects on pediatric sleep disorder and craniofacial growth. - McKeown's Myotape. - Study by Kyle Kiesel, P.T., Ph.D., about breath hold time & dysfunctional breathing. - WHOOP data about respiratory rate and COVID-19. - Information about the Buteyko Breathing Method. Don't forget to use the code PROBIOTICPOD at checkout to save 25% off your first month subscription of mbg's probiotic+. It's the only blend in the world with our unique combination of four strains to beat bloating, aid digestion, and reset your gut.* To learn more about the supplement Jason swears by, visit mindbodygreen.com/probioticpod. Enjoy this episode sponsored by Penguin Random House! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
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0:43.6	performance is not guaranteed. Patrick McEwen might be one of the most knowledgeable and passionate
0:52.4	experts in the world when it comes to all things breathwork. Who I was first introduced to by
0:57.5	our previous guests, James Nester. Patrick's a graduate of Trinity College in Dublin and in 2002,
1:04.5	he completed his clinical training in the Butaco breathing method at the Butaco clinic in Moscow,
1:10.1	Russia. The training was accredited by the professor himself, Konstantin Butaco. Having
1:16.2	suffered from asthma, rhinitis and sleep disorder breathing for over 20 years,
1:21.2	Patrick offers both theoretical knowledge and his own experiences to help people overcome
1:26.2	similar challenges and is out with a must read book about all things breathwork titled
1:32.4	the breathing cure. Develop new habits for a healthier, happier, and longer life.
1:40.4	Patrick, welcome. Thanks very much, Jason. Good to be here.
1:43.9	It's so great to have you all the way from Ireland via our mutual friend James Nester who we've
1:48.8	had on the podcast as well. So you have an incredible personal story with how changing your breath
1:57.6	really had an incredible result with regards to your own health. So could you walk us through
2:02.5	your personal story and how nasal breathing really had a profound impact on you?
2:08.1	Yeah, it pretty much changed my life. I was a kid growing up and a child growing up at asthma.
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