The Critical Importance of Breathing Well
MIND BODY WISE PODCAST
Episode 2
Let’s imagine there was a totally free drug, that was available anytime, any place, and had no undesirable side effects.
A drug that could relieve pain, calm stress, help maintain an ideal weight and hormone balance, as well as optimise digestion and significantly improve cardiovascular health. Not only all of that but could also support you and your loved ones to sleep well and perform at their best at work, school or in sport.
If there’s ONE practical thing that I hope EVERYONE who tunes into this podcast takes away is understanding the CRITICAL importance of breathing well.
It’s the easiest, quickest way I know to stay Mind Body Wise.
Yet, one common problem with almost every patient and client I've ever worked with (ie. thousands of people!) is that they don't breathe optimally. It's not their fault, they've simply never been taught.
In this episode, I'll introduce exactly WHY breathing optimally is SO important. We'll explore the physical benefits; from reducing stress and inflammation through to its impact on pain, our bone density and performance. We'll also look at its impact on our mental, emotional and even spiritual well-being too.
I’ll delve into how most people tend to breathe instead and why this can cause physical and mental health problems. I will also take you through a quick exercise to show you how to self-assess the way in which you’re breathing right now and show you a simple technique to improve it.
I don't like thinking of this as breath ‘work’ but instead as taking short, mindful moments to breathe more consciously; to gradually uplevel the way we breathe automatically.
I don’t often claim guarantees, but will pretty much guarantee that if you try a few mindful moments and observe your breath every day, your health or life will start to change for the better too :)
I’ve recorded a short separate free audio, which takes you through a repeatable daily breathing process in more detail. If you’d like to learn this simple 3-minute breathing practice that easily fits into a busy work or day - simply click the link below.
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about the author
Sally Dibden is a Health, Life and Performance Coach to driven achievers around the globe. She is the founder of The Wellbeing Consultants™ and HER Space™, a community dedicated to women’s health and performance. She also runs her Physiotherapy and Yogalates Clinic in France where she lives with her family. Sally specialises in supporting and empowering dynamic leaders to optimise their energy, health, hormones and performance. Her ethos being that optimal success and happiness in whatever leadership role - whether that be as an entrepreneur, busy professional or executive, teacher or parent, comes from optimal holistic health. Sally has worked with thousands of patients and clients over her 25 year career and understands the tendency of high achievers to stretch themselves. She helps her clients reach their potential with balance not burnout, enabling them to enjoy and sustain their ambitious goals with hormone, body, mind and life balance.