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The Truth About CO2 Tolerance: Breath-Hold Time, Nasal Breathing and the Bohr Effect
There is a CO2 tolerance story repeated throughout the functional breathing world that sounds physiologically convincing. Most people are chronically...
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Respiratory Interoception: The Sensation, Not the Signal
In breathwork and functional breathing, we are very good at talking about mechanics. We talk about breathing rate. Tidal volume. Nose or mouth. Chest...
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Opening a Door, or Walking Someone Home
Julien is forty-two. He works in finance. Good money, the kind that comes with a mortgage, two car loans, and a quiet, constant pressure he’s...
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Why “Trauma Release” Breathwork Isn’t Healing — The Integration Gap
Emotional release feels like healing. Most of the time, it isn’t. That single confusion sits at the heart of the modern breath space — and...
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New YouTube Video: When Higher HRV Isn’t Better
I’m excited to share that the School of Breath Science YouTube videos are coming back. I’ve been a little quieter on YouTube recently because a...
Learn More25 reflections from a mentoring session I just had
I’ve just come off a mentoring session with someone in the early stages of building something meaningful. It reminded me how much entrepreneurship...
Learn MoreBreath, Stress & Sustainable Performance: Podcast with Lars Christian Larssen
I recently joined Lars Christian Larssen on his podcast for a conversation about breath, stress, performance, health, and the nervous system. Lars is...
Learn MoreBreathing, CO₂ & The Real Science Behind Performance, Stress and Sleep – FlexDiet Podcast
Hi everyone, I was recently invited onto a podcast to take a deep dive into breathing, respiratory physiology, CO₂ regulation, performance, stress,...
Learn MoreThe Art of Letting Go: A Gentle Practice for Letting the Breath Breathe You
Hi everyone, I’ve just uploaded a new guided practice to YouTube: The Art of Letting GoA guided nervous system practice for softening effort and...
Learn MorePodcast: You Cannot Think Your Way Out of a Dysregulated Body
This conversation goes well beyond “stress management” in the usual sense. In this episode, Martin McPhilimey unpacks why so many individuals can...
Learn MoreIs ADHD Actually a Circadian Rhythm Disorder?
In this video, I break down a 2025 paper published in Frontiers in Psychology by Le & Fabiano, exploring ADHD as a circadian rhythm disorder. We...
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