Breathe to Heal | Max Strom | TEDxCapeMay

With anxiety, stress, and sleep dysfunction skyrocketing around the globe, it's time we look at the unspoken reasons why. These debilitating challenges can be meaningfully impacted with ten to twenty minutes of breathing exercises per day. Max Strom,who has taught breath-work for 20 years, reveals his insights into the healing power of the breath.

Max Strom teaches personal transformation, mindfulness, and yoga worldwide and is known for inspiring and impacting the lives of his students. His Inner Axis method addresses the internal aspects of our life and our potential for physical and emotional healing. He is the author of "A Life Worth Breathing," and, "There is No App for Happiness."

[gunsalute]

"And you don't have to say anything to someone who's grieving, Don't try to cheer them up. Just say that it's gonna hurt really bad for a while, and I'm not going anywhere. I'm here. This year it's your turn, next year it might be my turn, we'll all get through this together."

[FromPanictoParis]

After suffering debilitating anxiety for 6 years, I decided to take my health into my own hands . Giving up alcohol, giving up being with negative people, stop watching the news, exercise daily, ate a full plant based diet, got qualified in mindfulness, and meditate 45 mins daily, getting into nature as much as I can .. 90% of the time we have to save ourselves it's in our own hands

Edit: it's crazy looking back at this comment I never expected so many people to engage in the comments.

Update a few years later after leaving this comment. I am still alcohol free never had a drop ever again, I am eating fish and eggs (plant based diet faded away), I exercise daily and train in the gym its my life, my mindfulness breath work is non existent at the moment hence why I returned to watch this video. Oh and I now live in Paris (used to struggle with panic attacks afraid to leave my house) now I live in Paris. Life's crazy journey. Hoping to get back to my mindfulness breath work 1 hour session a day. So helpful.

[crystaltharrell]

“Some doors only open from the inside. Breath is a way of accessing that door.” ✨ That was so powerful!

[dropclutch]

When he said "Some doors only open from the inside." I cried.

[fuatkurban]

with voice like that it doesn't matter what you're saying, people will calm down and go to trance just listening.

[tcrown]

As a psychotherapist/counsellor myself, I recognize a master when I see and hear one. This guy has a rare presence that emanates calmness and benevolence.

[Shmitty]

7 years old & I still listen all the time.

[SpicyYams]

“By 2020 depression and anxiety will be the biggest disability” he wasn’t wrong with that 😅

[cazzalyric]

I could listen to this man speak all day...what a voice, what a presence

[brightchange]

what a nice voice.
I didn't survive my "success" - when I had a successful business, I drank too much, was always stressed out, took anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications ... I ended up crashing and burning, lost it all .. now I'm pretty happy. I made big changes in my life - recovery, I dont do what I hate to do or be with people who are draining and opportunistic, meditation, breathing

[sorensenguys]

Note to self: Breathing exercise begins at 14:20. Thank you so much, Max Strom and TEDx. This is going into my self-care toolkit.

[IAMONELUVNOW]

Thanks for the breath technique. The actual learning on how to do the exercise starts at 14:30

[robbieanderson]

This guy has a healing voice, a true superpower to help people heal!

[ronsouther]

I did three really important things for my disease prevention and overall wellness:

- I stopped chronically breathing through my mouth...big no-no

- I started using the BreatheEasy Lung Exerciser for inhalation and exhalation breathing therapy

- and I sleep with a small piece of tape over my lips to keep my mouth closed during sleep...stops snoring, apnea, dry mouth and more

My chronic fatigue and asthma both are gone now and my outlook on life is exceptional because I’m sleeping better and have more energy. I’m 54.

[zizimycat]

Meditation involves intentional breathing. Breathing is part of meditation. What Mr. Strom says about anxiety & grief & breathing is so very bang-on. Great discussion.

[GraceHolmes]

So blessed that this man was my yoga teacher in LA. Truly a humble, gentle person and a genius.

[The_Green_Queen]

Just say “It’s gonna hurt really bad, for a while. I’m not going anywhere.” Beautiful advice.

[rwalker]

He said anxiety will be at an all time high come 2020! He was indeed correct!

[YourLoyalHighness]

1:52 that’s my new favourite quote ❤ “we have a rectangle in our pocket that has access (unlimited) to all the world’s knowledge” ❤

[joelron]

"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." ~ Romans 12:15