Category: Breathwork

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Breathing Practices for Stress and Anxiety Reduction: Conceptual Framework of Implementation Guidelines Based on a Systematic Review of the Published Literature

Something I have just read: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/12/1612So whilst I wouldn’t say is an easy read for all – this is a meta review, of reviews on breathing practices to help relieve stress and anxiety. Interestingly one of the papers they reviewed found that fast / slow breathing / holds was effective. The conclusions are that over … Continue reading Breathing Practices for Stress and Anxiety Reduction: Conceptual Framework of Implementation Guidelines Based on a Systematic Review of the Published Literature

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BreathHoldWork – Erwan Le Corre, a massive let down.

I listened to the above podcast earlier this year. I am familiar with Erwan Le Corre from an interesting interview with him in the second WeMove publication. The founder of MovNat he’s built a large business around teaching his movement practices. The above podcast with Rangan Chaterjee was Erwan sharing his ideas & new breathwork … Continue reading BreathHoldWork – Erwan Le Corre, a massive let down.

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Things I’ve noticed the last week

Various things have piqued my interest over the last few days. First one was a story circulating about Iga Swiatek (The current WTA No1) practising with tape over her mouth. I found this article in The Washington Post amusing / curious / interesting – from it’s headline, through to it’s generally positive coverage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/08/12/nasal-breathing-mouth-tape-exercise/ Part … Continue reading Things I’ve noticed the last week

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Coherence

Having written about the support that coherent breathing gives the body last week I thought it would be interesting to pursue this and delve further into the book The New Science of Breath. The image above is from the opening of chapter 4, which clearly outlines what the authors believe coherence to be, the balance … Continue reading Coherence

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Breathing for recovery

I’ve been playing around with different recovery modalities during my Boston marathon training block, looking to ascertain the best methods to help down regulate my body post the longer, tougher marathon sessions. I initially started using 61 point mediation (from the Himalayan tradition) post a long run, with a Wim Hof protocol 6 hours later. … Continue reading Breathing for recovery

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New Breathwork studies

I received a round robin email a couple of weeks ago that had links to 2 new breathwork studies that have just been released. One a meta study (so pulling together of lots of other studies) which I’ll come back to another time. The second was a jointly authored paper by several people, including Andrew … Continue reading New Breathwork studies