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Topics that move us – we hope they’re helpful to anyone interested in breathing better.
Swim Faster Without Training Harder
Struggling With a Swimming Performance Plateau? Stephanie is a friend who came to me knowing that I’ve been immersed in the world of breath for years. She is an accomplished open water and pool swimmer. She can hold 100s on a 1:10 interval and recently won the...
What To Do When Long COVID Recovery Stalls
Recovery from COVID-19 can get stuck regardless of initial symptoms severity. Learn what you can do to improve recovery.
Who Benefits from Breath Work?
In Short The easy and accurate answer is everyone. That said, everyone for different reasons. For some, it will be to make progress toward a healthier state. For others, it will be to leverage a skill or strength. And for others still, the work will be to solidly root...
Carbon Dioxide Tolerance Test (CO2TT)
by David Deppeler, PT, DSc About There is a rapidly growing recognition of the value of improving CO2 tolerance for health, physical wellbeing, and athletic performance [1-9]. The CO2TT has been used by Free divers to help determine daily training tables. The CO2TT...
The Landscape of Breath Work… and making sense of it
by David Deppeler, PT, DSc It is easy to become overwhelmed by the myriad of breath work practices of our time, and times past. Especially, as many seem to contradict each other. Some are gentle and seemingly benign, while others seem outright life...
Naturally Boost Melatonin: Improve sleep, tissue repair, mood, and the immune system
Good sleep, diet and breath are the foundation to a clear and fulfilling life experience. Behaviors that naturally improve Melatonin help root us in our circadian rhythm. We're happy to share a recent piece from Dr. John Douillard at Life...
When and How You Eat Matters
Diet, sleep, and the breath are foundational to a clear, healthy, and happy life-experience. As intermittent fasting takes a cultural hold, this information feels incredibly important. John Douillard at Life Spa has dialed in the foundational principles of diet and...
Awareness. The profound nature of a shift in focus
This short piece has been created to help spark momentum, or to reinforce what is known. Awareness is a practice that takes attention, dedication and affection.
Accept the Challenge
There are at least two benefits of nose breathing and wearing a mask while exercising.
James Nestor Talks About Mouth Breathing
James Nestor has done an awesome job with his book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. Here is a short video on the negative impact of mouth breathing. https://youtu.be/zWQxNoqKE6E
