Beat Anxiety with Simple Breathing Tactics

Calm Your Caveman

Hear Dr. Twitchell’s personal experiences with the effectiveness of breathing exercises for managing anxiety. Learn about specific methods such as Stasis breathing and the Wim Hof breathing protocol, and their physical and emotional benefits, along with the benefits of nasal breathing and the impact of exhalation length. Get practical tips for incorporating breathing exercises into daily life and performance situations and learn a five-minute practice for significant mental health improvements.
00:30 Personal Journey with Controlled Breathing and Anxiety
01:22 Discovering Stasis Breathing
02:16 Physical and Emotional Benefits
03:41 Exploring Wim Hof Breathing
06:22 Understanding the Autonomic Nervous System
09:06 Comparing Breathing Protocols
13:40 Emergency Breathing Protocol
15:06 Breathing for Performance Anxiety
16:44 Easy Everyday 5 Minute Breathing Protocol
18:51 Stasis Breathing Program Overview
22:29 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
22:54 Kindness Narrative
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Chapters

1. Beat Anxiety with Simple Breathing Tactics (00:00:00)

2. Personal Journey with Controlled Breathing and Anxiety (00:00:30)

3. Discovering Stasis Breathing (00:01:04)

4. Physical and Emotional Benefits (00:01:58)

5. Exploring Wim Hof Breathing (00:03:41)

6. Understanding the Autonomic Nervous System (00:06:22)

7. Comparing Breathing Protocols (00:09:06)

8. Emergency Breathing Protocol (00:13:40)

9. Breathing for Performance Anxiety (00:15:06)

10. Easy Everyday 5 Minute Breathing Protocol (00:16:44)

11. Stasis Breathing Program Overview (00:18:51)

12. Conclusion and Final Thoughts (00:22:29)

13. Kindness Narrative (00:22:54)