Do This to Sleep Better! You Must Stop Breathing Through Your Mouth!

11/06/2025 49 min
Do This to Sleep Better! You Must Stop Breathing Through Your Mouth!

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Episode Synopsis

Is poor breathing affecting your health? Learn how simple breathwork techniques can boost your sleep, reduce stress, and enhance athletic performance. In this episode, Dr. Kristen Holmes, shares life-changing insights about how something as simple as breathing has a transformative impact on your mind and body. Discover her four recommended breathing techniques to improve your health today.



(00:00) Intro  

(00:50) Why We Should Care About Our Breath

(02:37) What is the Correct Breathing Technique?

(04:37) The Importance of Nasal Breathing

(08:17) Are You Breathing Wrong?

(09:02) Take the CO₂ Tolerance Test to See How Well You Breathe

(13:48) Four Breathing Techniques to Improve Health

(16:16) What is Diaphragmatic Breathing aka Belly Breathing?

(17:40) How To Do Diaphragmatic Breathing

(19:56) Practice Diaphragmatic Breathing Anywhere

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(25:21) Physiological Sigh for Stress Reduction

(28:23) How To Do A Physiological Sigh

(30:27) Incorporate the Physiological Sigh Into Your Life

(31:43) Box Breathing and Its Health Benefits

(33:49) How to Do Box Breathing

(36:05) The Science Behind Resonance Frequency Breathing

(39:30) How Resonance Frequency Breathing Works

(42:12) Find Your  Resonance Frequency Breathing Rate

(45:15) Final Thoughts: Keep Practicing Your Breathing

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