Don't hold anything too tightly. Just wish for it, want it, let it come from the

intention of real truth for you, and then let it go. For me our soul is like it's

unbound, it's limitless, but we will use words to limit ourselves. When people

stop believing that somebody's got your back or Superman's coming we turn to

ourselves and that's where you become empowered. Courageous participation attracts

positive things. I'm Gwyneth Paltrow. This is the Goop podcast, bringing together

thought leaders, culture changers, creatives, founders and CEOs, scientists,

doctors, healers and seekers, here to start conversations because simply asking

questions and listening has the power to change the way we see the world.

Today is no exception. I'll let Elise fill you in on her extraordinary guest.

All right, over to Elise. James Nestor is a journalist and the author of The Best

Selling Breath, the new science of a lost art. He spent 10 years investigating the practice

at the core of what keeps us alive, a seemingly simple practice that we all take for granted.

What he learned is that more than 90% of us are doing it wrong to significant effect.

Poor breathing leads to poor health. In short, breath is at the center of why so many of us

are sick and tired. And while the book is filled with groundbreaking and ancient science,

it almost reads like an adventure novel. It's funny captivating and a page turner that I could

not put down. Today we talk about why our respiratory health is the most accurate marker of longevity.

How we're all breathing incorrectly every single day and the ailments that improve breath

function can fix and the damage it can potentially reverse. The science is there, the data is there.

So it just shows you how capable the human body is of change if we get the right environmental

inputs. And in my opinion, breathing is probably the most important thing to take care of at the

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