Our guest this episode is Dr. Belisa Vranich. She is a renowned clinical psychologist, public speaker, and the author of Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve your Mental and Physical Health. Belisa is also the Director of Breathing Science at The Ash Center for Comprehensive Medicine in New York City.
Listen in as we talk about proper breathing, it’s health benefits, how it can improve your athletic performance, health, stress, and more.
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Book: Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health
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Interesting podcast, I’m hearing so much about the importance of breathing lately. It’s embarrassing to admit, but I never knew that the diaphragm is an actual thing. I used to think it was some imaginary rhetorical thing, even after practicing Wim Hof breathing technique for over a year.
Thanks to this podcast, I learned something new. Thank you Robb and Dr. Belisa.
Brilliant podcast!!!
Thanks Robb and Belisa
Dr. Belisa mentioned that sucking in
your gut contributes to not breathing properly. Many physical therapist advise bracing your core and activating your mid-section muscles to stabilize your pelvis. How does that relate to Dr. Belisa’s advice?
I think the bracing for for doing specific movements, not leaving them in that state continuously.
I am a PT and teach people to “engage their core” every day. I prefer not to give it the label “ab bracing”, but yes, that is the norm. The biggest misconception that people (and most PT’s) have with these core recruitment techniques, is that we cannot breathe normally while doing so. I am always teaching folks how to engage their core and breath properly at the same time. It is difficult at first to get, but once they learn it, it is a game changer!. It is not necessary or recommended to keep the core forcefully engaged, especially with functional activities, but if your core musculature, including your pelvic floor, is too weak or poor posture inhibits these muscles, you will have a difficult time breathing correctly. I believe the two go hand in hand, breath work should be an integral part of core retraining.
Great episode! Thank you Robb ad Belisa!
Thank you Robb and Dr. Belisa for the wonderful podcast. Learned so much from this podcast