How Nasal Breathing Can Transform Your Life with James Nestor

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4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by author James Nestor. James is an international bestselling author and journalist known for his book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. Breath has sold over 2 million copies worldwide, was translated into 35 languages, and was an instant bestseller in the New York Times. Kristen and James will discuss the research that inspired the work for Breath (3:20), how breathing is linked to per...

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0:00.0	What's up, folks?
0:05.1	Welcome back to the Whoop podcast, where we sit down with the best of the best.
0:10.2	Whoop is on a mission to unlock human performance.
0:13.4	And I'm your host, Will Amit, the founder and CEO of Whoop.
0:17.0	This week's episode is a good one.
0:19.0	We've got Whoop VP of Performance Science and Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes, back again,
0:25.3	and she's joined by author James Nestor.
0:28.6	James is an international best-selling author and journalist known for his book, Breath,
0:34.5	The New Science of a Lost Art.
0:37.2	This book is incredible. It's sold over 2 million copies.
0:40.2	Highly recommend it. And it's an instant bestseller in the New York Times, Wall Street
0:44.2	General, Los Angeles Times, Sunday, London Times, and more. So check that book out.
0:48.2	That is Breath. Kristen and James discuss the research that inspired James' work for breath. They talk about how you can
0:57.0	pinpoint the moment in history when humans went away from proper breathing. I'm a big believer in
1:02.4	breathwork, so this resonated for me. How breathing is linked to performance and good health.
1:08.4	The negative effects of mouth breathing. how to get started with nasal breathing.
1:14.5	Turns out a couple minutes each day can make a big difference.
1:18.3	The importance of practicing the right breathing techniques for elite athletes.
1:22.9	And the impact of breathing protocols on stress, weight loss, and your overall health.
1:29.4	Turns out you can see an impact on your body in just 30 seconds with the right breathing protocols.
1:34.3	If you're considering joining whoop, now is a very unique time.
1:38.4	You can sign up for whoop literally with a free trial.
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