11 | Breathwork: How to Reduce Stress, Relieve Pain & Improve Your Health
What is Breathwork? Why is it suddenly a hot topic? What is the science behind it? And how does it actually relate to pain in the body? We'll break it all down for you in today's podcast, with special guest, and breath expert, Brian MacKenzie.
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What You Will Learn:
PT Pearl: Breathwork - How to Reduce Stress, Relieve Pain, & Improve Your Health
03:09 - How we breathe and why it's important
12:07 - How to diaphragmatically breathe
19:34 - Techniques and tools for breathing
21:28 - Explaining Anaerobic vs Aerobic
Watch the YouTube video for demonstrations of exercises here: https://youtu.be/txAat9S2CmI
Interview with Brian MacKenize: @_brianmackenzie
23:47 - Brian’s Introduction and Credentials
25:10 - How Brian got into breathe and his take on it
32:30 - Brian’s protocols on breathwork corresponding with different emotions
39:16 - What CO2 tolerance is and how to address it
46:13 - How breathe connects to pain awareness
49:42 - Brian’s 5 gears of breathing explained (“Gears Concept”)
55:50 - Brian’s take away on how you can use your breath to benefit you
To learn more about Brian, check out the full show notes at https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode11/
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Dr. Norman Doidge’s “The Brain’s Way of Healing”
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