The Mindbodygreen Podcast

Patrick McKeown: “Breathing is deeper than what's just being taught.” McKeown, a breathing expert and bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to tell if you're breathing right & how to strengthen your breath, plus: - How your breath can affect your hormones - How to increase HRV & why it matters - The link between breath & sleep quality - How men & women breathe differently - The weird reason you may have cold hands & feet Referenced in the episode: - McKeown's book, The Breathing Cure. - mbg Podcast episode #245, with James Nestor. - McKeown's free breathing program for children. - A study by Karen Bonuck, Ph.D., about sleep disordered breathing & special needs education. - A study showing nasal breathing's effects on pediatric sleep disorder and craniofacial growth. - McKeown's Myotape. - Study by Kyle Kiesel, P.T., Ph.D., about breath hold time & dysfunctional breathing. - WHOOP data about respiratory rate and COVID-19. - Information about the Buteyko Breathing Method. Don't f