Episode 96: Breathwork for Resiliency with Robert van der Heyden
“The whole goal of this, besides inoculating your immune system & helping you transition from a fight-or-flight state to a more relaxed state, is you’re creating space for yourself.”
Robert van der Heyden is a resilience coach and he helps people to create more energy, better habits, and become resilient through movement, recovery training, and primarily breathwork. Tune in as we discuss why all stress isn’t bad, cultivating more presence, and how to create resiliency with a daily practice.
In this episode:
Interview with Robert van der Heyden, Resilience Coach
Why all stress isn’t bad
Breathwork as a doorway into relaxation
Creating resiliency with a daily practice
Benefits of holding your breath
Cultivating more presence
Using breathwork instead of a preworkout
Relaxing breath vs. stimulating breath
Creating more oxygen (and why that matters)Enhancing vagal tone (and why that matters)
Breathwork to heal the gut & lower inflammation
20:00 Parameters of practice: things to know before you breathe
25:00 Breathwork session begins
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