#128 Anjani Teves - The Diaphragm Expert: Congested Lymph Is Why You're So Stiff

12/11/2025 1h 20min
#128 Anjani Teves - The Diaphragm Expert: Congested Lymph Is Why You're So Stiff

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🔥 Feeling burned out? My 7-Day Burnout Reset Course (usually $97) is FREE for a limited time → https://ra.takeadeepbreath.co.uk/burnoutresetToday's guest is Dr. Anjani Teeves, an osteopathic physician and diaphragm expert.We talk about why stiffness is actually stagnant lymph, how your diaphragm controls 90% of circulation, why you're only using 25% of your breathing capacity, the 74 diaphragms in your body, and how to fix your breathing to transform your health instantly.Chapters;0:00 Introduction: The Diaphragm Expert0:29 How Childhood Tickling Led to Breath Mastery2:58 Discovering Breath as a Superpower4:36 Why Chronic Illness Patients All Have Poor Breathing7:33 What is the Thoracic Diaphragm?8:48 Anatomy: How the Diaphragm Attaches to Your Spine12:21 How Muscles Contract and Relax13:47 The Diaphragm as a Pump for Air and Fluid16:30 Can You Strengthen the Diaphragm Like a Bicep?19:21 Why Stiffness is Actually Lymphatic Congestion22:09 The Diaphragm Controls Circulation More Than Your Heart23:12 Understanding Lymph and Why It Matters26:41 What Happens When Lymph Gets Stuck30:29 Everything Congested With Lymph Gets Stiff31:46 How the Diaphragm Affects Heart Health35:00 The Pericardium and Why Your Heart Needs to Spiral40:13 What Happens When the Heart Can't Move Properly43:51 The Best Exercise You Can Do Right Now46:08 Most of Your Diaphragm is on Your Back48:38 Better Fluid Motion is Better Physiology49:49 Why Sitting Up Straight Actually Hurts Your Breathing53:03 The Key: Finding the Transition Point on Your Sit Bones55:12 How to Start Using Your Full Diaphragm58:38 Why Your Hips Get Tight When You Don't Breathe Well1:00:23 The Body Has 74+ Diaphragms That All Work Together1:04:45 Every Major Joint Has Its Own Diaphragm1:05:56 The Extraordinary Capacities of Diaphragms1:08:45 Quick Tips to Reduce Stiffness and Move Lymph1:11:26 The Full Body Expansion Technique1:13:58 Using the Hydraulic System to Move Better1:15:44 Why Your Muscles Stay Tight to Protect Your Organs1:18:28 Final Thoughts and Next Steps

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