Essentials: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance
November 13, 2025 45m 17 chapters
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0:00 Jack Feldman 0:23 Breathing Mechanics, Diaphragm; Pre-Bötzinger Complex & Breath Initiation 3:25 Nose vs Mouth Breathing 4:23 Active Expiration & Brain; Retrotrapezoid Nucleus 7:32 Diaphragm & Evolution; Lung Surface Area & Alveoli, Oxygen Exchange 12:05 Diaphragmatic vs Non-Diaphragmatic Breathing 13:24 Physiological Sighs: Frequency & Function; Polio & Ventilators 17:27 Drug Overdose, Death & Gasps 19:06 Meditation, Slow Breathing & Fear Conditioning Study 22:57 Mechanistic Science in Breathwork Validation; Breath Practice & Reduced Fear 24:59 Breathing & Emotional/Cognitive State, Olfaction, Vagus Nerve 27:13 Carbon Dioxide, Hyperventilation & Anxiety, Emotion 29:27 Breathing & Autonomic Processes Coordination; Depression & Breath Practices 32:44 Tool: Breathwork Practices, Box Breathing, Tummo, Wim Hof 34:47 Magnesium L-Threonate & Cognitive Enhancement; Compound Refinement
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