How to Breathe for Optimal Brain Performance | James Nestor & Jim Kwik

Breathing affects everything in your life from our focus, concentration, mental energy, vitality, immune system, and so much more. Yet, we may not be doing it the right way.

Today, we have a breathing expert on our Kwik Brain show, James Nestor. He is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was released May 26, 2020 by Riverhead/Penguin Random House. Breath was an instant New York Times and London Sunday Times bestseller, translated into more than 30 languages in 2021.

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Show notes:

0:00 Intro
2:22 Why is breath so important
4:21 Breath & Immune System
6:32 The mindset toward breathing
8:33 The lies about breath
11:11 Breathing techniques
22:11 Cold therapy
24:27 The power of humming
27:30 Breathing for anxiety
32:20 Breathing dysfunctions
36:05 About James Nestor

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[drSamovar]

im becoming a `'humming hum on long walks, sometimes started doing it up the hills, and im clearly less winded at the top when adding humming....but then its so enjoyable, i just keep 20min or so, your chest is vibrating in a way that begins to feel like its pulling you along, like an extra battery or energy stuff....

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Been watching, listening, and paying attention to all of predictions and forecasts since early Covid. He hasn't disappointed yet 👌

[Peter_Loh]

I have always been finding a way for me to stay aware of my own breath throughout the day and this really hits me alot. Realizing how different variation of breathing methods affects the way our body functions and what is the techniques that we could utilize during different circumstances really makes a big different for me to really look at my breath, stay aware about it and cooperate it with my activity. I feels that having a clear plan on doing my breath really helps me to stay focused. Thank you very much Jim for making videos like this for us. I really belief that this short 30mins has the potential to change my life in a big way.

[lynettemiranda]

Thank you so much for these beautiful tips regarding breathing. Thank you Jim for assisting us to live our best so we can help others as well.

[TheKnowledgeShop]

I use your work is with my students from pre school - grade 12th thank you for all this brilliant knowledge that you are prepared to share!

[alexanderramirez]

Wow I'll never think of breathing the same way again, learned so much from this episode, thank you so much.

[NRG]

Thanks Jim for introducing this great man. Breathing is a tool, Osho taught me a lot about breathing.

[mytube-]

20:47 he begins the steps for the breathing technic followed by a demonstration
24:42 benefits of humming💚💛
26:50 what Whim Hoff does thru out his day (how much breathing time and humming)

I've always had some weird breathing rythm and felt like no one understands how negatively that influences on my day to day life. Looking forward to hear some smart words from you in this video. ❤

[mohamedhadi]

My daughter used to breathe from the mouth till she was five years old. She was always sick with colds and running rose 24/7. She couldn't even drink anything without getting coughing and something throwing up. We were New in America and I have to keep talking back and forth to the hospital. Then I found a very nice doctor at children's hospital who was black and he me to go to ENT doctor and check. The ENT doctor said that my daughter's ears were blocked and her nose ednods swallen bad and she needs tubes in her ears and remove of the ednods. A black doctor at children's hospital operated her and put tubes in her ears. After a week my daughter color changed from pale to shinning brown. He fallen hair started growing and she wasn't snoring and struggling breathing at night anymore. It's was a transformational and very remarkable thing. I thank God and those doctors that help my daughter.

[tekbirrai]

Very useful and interesting too ! THanks so much for uploading it !

[CartoonTutorBabi]

I just tried this and it completely changed my mood! I was irritated until I tried the breathing method and like a couple mins later I became calm af! Thanks!

[lisengel]

Humming - I love that - gives a wonderfull feeling of floating into bliss 🎶🧡🎵

[cheninmadden]

One of my favourite books of all time....blew my mind🤯

[AriGoldism]

Such a knowledge. Thanks for the tips and insights.

[maryjaneharber]

thank you both so much, a friend is needy right now, I was fit to be had, after exploring I understand how I can take care of me & I know however This be ever so timely Goddess Bless I love you

[mC-zomo]

Good vid Jim I like these videos where I can implement the advice immediately

[tuts_reviews]

This was so useful! I'll definitely check out the book. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us.