This BREATHING TECHNIQUE Will Transform Your BODY & MIND! | James Nestor & Lewis Howes

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    My guest today is author and journalist James Nestor. He has written for Scientific American, Outside Magazine, The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Public Radio, Surfer’s Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, and several other publications.
    James believes that the world has lost the ability to breathe properly. After spending years in laboratories and ancient burial sites, working with researchers at Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, and other institutions to figure out what went wrong with our breathing, he’s learned how to fix it.
    From his discovery, James has spent the last several years working on a book called Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. It released on May 26, 2020, and was an instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times, Sunday London Times Top 10 bestseller.
    Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly over the past several hundred thousand years and is now suffering from a laundry list of maladies - snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease - because of it. James Nestor has traveled the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it, and today, he’s sharing that knowledge with you all!
    If you’re ready to learn the secrets about proper breathing techniques and how breathing will change your life, join me on Episode 1,060!
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  • @nikjohnson832
    @nikjohnson832 2 года назад +13

    I’m 75 years old, as a baby I developed asthma & ended up in intensive care numerous times. They discovered I had an allergy to house dust, so my parents ripped up all the carpet in the house. I continued to suffer from asthma. I was administered antibiotics, steroids etc to no avail. At age 10 a lung specialist, told my mother, all these medications, were not working & effecting my immune system. In those days there were no asthma puffers, ventolin. The specialist told my mum, get a dress makers tape measure, he had one & demonstrated how to use it. He said Put it around just below your diaphragm. Each day let out all the air in your lungs, then breath deep & low, do this as many times a day & keep measuring the increase in inches. It worked & I got rid of asthma. Cheers Nik. ❤️

  • @darrenboyer8077
    @darrenboyer8077 3 года назад +806

    The mouth is for talking, the ears for listening and nose for breathing.
    Ancient times

    • @victorjcano
      @victorjcano 3 года назад +65

      Remember you have one mouth and two ears. You should listen twice as much as you talk

    • @KZUNA
      @KZUNA 3 года назад +18

      @@victorjcano Learn more, Observe more Nice comment..

    • @jdemeulenaer123
      @jdemeulenaer123 3 года назад +20

      Mouth is for talking and eating as well Dear...

    • @LundiForest
      @LundiForest 3 года назад +5

      And smell. Which would be hard if you breath through your mouth. I think both can be ok. There's benefits to both

    • @Fti193
      @Fti193 3 года назад +7

      Mouth for eating n communication, if a person can hear them let him hear said Christ, the nose is to smell and the hairs is to capture the dust so it doesn’t lead to infection and prevents the nostrils to becoming dry.

  • @NFTeve
    @NFTeve 2 года назад +4

    I healed my chronic illness (and asthma) with earthing, breathing (more like yoga and meditation & all activities that activate the parasympathetic nervous system) & stopped eating wheat & GMOs & mostly eat organic good oils. & lots of fats. I think the cause of my chronic debilitating illness was my ribs were inflexible from PTSD and a life of shallow breathing. I healed and feel better than ever!!! Happy & full of energy!

  • @svp5377
    @svp5377 2 года назад +13

    I study foreign languages, I speak Italian, Romanian, English and French and I can tell you that doing pronunciation exercises in another language makes you exercise your throath and tongue since you have to get used to move your tongue differently to imitate the right sound

  • @planet7027
    @planet7027 3 года назад +1293

    Who else was concentrating really hard on breathing through her nose while watching this?

    • @sandybayes
      @sandybayes 3 года назад +13

      I found this fascinating especially since I was recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I will definitely buy the book! And to answer your question…Yes!

    • @KatinaLifeCoach4444
      @KatinaLifeCoach4444 3 года назад +9

      LOL!!!

    • @YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit
      @YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit 3 года назад +13

      Thanks for ruining my attempt to nose breath while watching this with the LOL!

    • @rosieslade8227
      @rosieslade8227 3 года назад +6

      😂😂

    • @SirUncleCid
      @SirUncleCid 3 года назад +3

      Well, I'm not a cave man, so...

  • @MotoM1234
    @MotoM1234 3 года назад +1948

    I have learned more useful life lessons from you tube than anything taught in schools.

  • @tedpejman1432
    @tedpejman1432 2 года назад +112

    Lewis, your show and your guests are AWESOME! thanks for helping us to learn more about our body and life. Keep up the good work!

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  2 года назад +2

      You're welcome,thank you for being here 💜

  • @tatianafournier5802
    @tatianafournier5802 Год назад +13

    It’s crazy how intelligent our body is. When I was younger I had asthma. During summer time I would spend my entire day at the pool and I would challenge myself to do 1 lap under water with one breathe or throw a ring in the deeper level of the pool and go get it.
    I did not realized that truly my body was guiding instinctively to do those things to help itself operate on an optimal level.
    I’ve been led to focus on breathing exercises lately, thank you for providing such good information and helping people awaken to their full potential.

    • @justin.popovic
      @justin.popovic Год назад

      Wow that's really interesting that you intuitively moved towards those kinds of activities and it ultimately helped you! Thanks for sharing

  • @heronhouse2018
    @heronhouse2018 3 года назад +377

    Humming is an amazing way to stimulate your vagus nerve. It is terrific for your health.

    • @traviskrueger598
      @traviskrueger598 3 года назад +55

      This is the most important take-away from this interview. I'm seriously considering getting a prescription for humming so people stop telling me to stop it at work. It sounds like I'm joking, but I'm completely serious. There are some of you out there who know what I'm talking about. ;-)

    • @alchemy3264
      @alchemy3264 3 года назад +11

      Love it. Thanks for the reminder.

    • @SILVIOV76
      @SILVIOV76 3 года назад +4

      This is life changing for good, thanks so much!

    • @deborahstensvaag2033
      @deborahstensvaag2033 3 года назад +6

      Amazing 🤩

    • @rhansen1969
      @rhansen1969 3 года назад +15

      Good to know! I was humming all afternoon while doing my gardening.❤

  • @Yogaforyoubismarck
    @Yogaforyoubismarck 3 года назад +357

    I am a yoga instructor. The first lesson I teach to new students in my classes is how to breathe and the importance of the breath. In all my classes we practice diaphragmatic breathing to calm the nervous system while doing a slow yoga practice. Thank you for your support to educate people on how to have a healthier body.

    • @user-bd4bo4tb8u
      @user-bd4bo4tb8u 3 года назад +6

      Is this the same as ujaii sp)breathing?

    • @jtal19
      @jtal19 3 года назад +7

      Thanks for recognizing the importance of breathing effectively.

    • @helenkelb2014
      @helenkelb2014 3 года назад +1

      May I ask if your nose is broken does this affect your ability to breath this way

    • @phil2bfree
      @phil2bfree 3 года назад +2

      @@user-bd4bo4tb8u There are many types of yoga breathing (pranayama) & ujayi is one of those types. However, the focus of ujayi is more on slightly constricting the throat, although all breathing involves the diaphragm. There are hundreds of youtube videos on ujayi.

    • @phil2bfree
      @phil2bfree 3 года назад

      @@helenkelb2014 I am a yoga practitioner, but not a doctor. IMO, your nasal issue might impact your breathing a bit, depending on the severity of the broken nose. With time & practice, you should be able to breathe calmly with the help of the diaphragm.

  • @jjjames226
    @jjjames226 2 года назад +80

    Highly recommend James Nestor's book "breathe". In the span of 4 days of practicing some of his breathing exercises I gradually went from BP of 126/89 to 122/82 to 117/80. It was higher before starting these exercises which was reason I began tracking with home device after my dentist commented during a routine cleaning. Going to continue and hope to see progress. Thank you James!

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 2 года назад +1

      I want to be a breathing instructor 🙏

    • @frankfromupstateny3796
      @frankfromupstateny3796 2 года назад +7

      Intermittent Fasting in conjunction with breathing...will double your effects.

    • @hulamei3117
      @hulamei3117 Год назад +1

      I'll try the breathing and check my BP. I need help with high BP and need help with lowering my bp!

    • @hulamei3117
      @hulamei3117 Год назад

      Please check in again and let us know how you do!

    • @Kaylin_h
      @Kaylin_h Год назад

      @JaredJamesMusic
      Thank u for sharing it was encouraging to me

  • @soniamatthews3267
    @soniamatthews3267 2 года назад +41

    I practiced nasal long deep breathing exrrcises by lowering my shoulders and it cured my anxiety attacks permanently many years ago --- by myself I discovered this technique.😁

    • @avamiller2325
      @avamiller2325 2 года назад +3

      How did you do it? I have Anxiety bad, help!

    • @lilarose9348
      @lilarose9348 Год назад +1

      Please share the details. Ive suffered from panic attacks for the majority of my life.

  • @cyndyalvarado3913
    @cyndyalvarado3913 3 года назад +234

    My ex-cardiologist actually asked me "can't you breathe faster?" at my last appointment. He was listening to my heart and apparently I was taking up too much of his time. I was a dancer for 35 years. I naturally breathe deeper, slower and easier than most people. That question is why he is an "ex". I'm healthier without him.

    • @lethuynguyen1852
      @lethuynguyen1852 3 года назад +6

      Ha ha

    • @cativillegas
      @cativillegas 2 года назад +1

      unbelievable :o

    • @sleepsmartsmashstress740
      @sleepsmartsmashstress740 2 года назад +2

      My ex- was a cardiologist?

    • @truliecole5107
      @truliecole5107 2 года назад +8

      Agree with you
      I started going to natural path holistic medicine I've found out more with one visit then years of going to different doctors to get worse not for me

    • @adamhelper3277
      @adamhelper3277 2 года назад +8

      You all are blinking wrong. Come buy my book and I'll teach you how to blink. Smfh

  • @amsedelm
    @amsedelm 3 года назад +367

    I can vouch for the tongue exercises helping snoring. I'm a singing coach and I kept hearing my students say they got the best night of sleep ever after their first lesson. I've attributed it to the tongue exercises I gave them. When you strengthen your tongue it tightens up and doesn't collapse into your throat when u fall asleep. Snoring stops. Strong tongue, no snoring. It will change ur life

    • @leighatkins22
      @leighatkins22 3 года назад +16

      Thanks for that tidbit man!!!

    • @carolinejohn4537
      @carolinejohn4537 3 года назад +9

      @@kirstinstrand6292 What are you seeing now Kirsten, pink elephants ? 😁

    • @fullytahtawee8757
      @fullytahtawee8757 3 года назад +11

      I snore and wake up feeling like I am about to swallow my tongue sometimes. Thanks

    • @amsedelm
      @amsedelm 3 года назад +15

      @@fullytahtawee8757 NP. I have friends who got throat and nasal surgery to stop snoring. Scraped their sinuses, amputated their uvulas, etc... Barbaric. And it didn't help.

    • @co34
      @co34 3 года назад +4

      Very interesting, i never heard this. Thank's for sharing!

  • @kelleynoiseux9490
    @kelleynoiseux9490 2 года назад +4

    This video just changed my entire life. I suffer from PANIC ATTACKS !!!

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  2 года назад +1

      So happy to hear we have supported you!

  • @marycain1983
    @marycain1983 2 года назад +23

    I was in track, my coach taught us to run by breathing in with the nose (mouth closed) and exhale through the mouth. Took practice however we always won the race. Thirty years later I still breath this way and have taught many children. After a race we could still speak and carry on a conversation. The other were gasping, couldn’t speak.

  • @lucievedomimkestesti
    @lucievedomimkestesti 3 года назад +99

    If you know how to breathe. . breath can cool you down, warm you up, stops your mind from thinking, makes you happy ❤️

    • @rickybondalapidiah7880
      @rickybondalapidiah7880 3 года назад +3

      + It also will prevent the spillage of ojas; as Mantak Chia explaines in his: 'the multi orgasmic man'.

    • @zenmetalasaurus4880
      @zenmetalasaurus4880 3 года назад +2

      I first learned to breathe correctly as a vocalist. Babies are born breathing with their diaphragm, but as we get older, we start breathing more shallow and by the time we are elders, we are only breathing through the top of our lungs. So learning to breathe through the stomach is very helpful, I noticed how comfortable it was and that I was getting much more oxygen that way. Then when I discovered yoga and meditation techniques, I noticed how much more calming it is to breathe deep, long, breaths through the nose. I breathe through my nose and stomach without even thinking about it anymore, but notice if I'm stressed, I have to get back into that way of breathing, to steady my thoughts and release whatever negativity I'm feeling, just through breathing correctly. It is highly effective.

    • @henryvalero9235
      @henryvalero9235 3 года назад

      From Lil Giant No. Breathing through my nose does NOT make me stop thinking.

    • @mjt11860
      @mjt11860 3 года назад

      @@rickybondalapidiah7880 the spillage of ojas. spanish for leaves? can u elaborate on that? thanks in advance.

    • @rickybondalapidiah7880
      @rickybondalapidiah7880 3 года назад +1

      @@mjt11860 brethere, ojas is samskrita for milk in sistern and seed in bretheren.. mostly mentioned in conjunction with 'tejas' or the (internal (eternal) fire..

  • @randmht9976
    @randmht9976 3 года назад +60

    It's amazing how ancient Indian Sages knew & preached this .

    • @vlastafe
      @vlastafe 2 года назад +5

      Sadhguru talks about this

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 2 года назад

      iT DOESN'T mean they were no wrong about a hell of a lot.

  • @janetgies8698
    @janetgies8698 2 года назад +57

    “Use it or Loose it!” It feels good to breathe deep in through my nose. It feels like the oxygen is going directly to my brain. In Ballet Class we have to close our mouth to breathe which also helps to avoid getting thirsty. In my 1969 Jr. High Health Class the teacher instructed us to also exhale all the way and push out the “bottom junk” at the bottom of the lungs periodically to “clean out”.

    • @jasminerosepetal
      @jasminerosepetal 2 года назад +10

      Exhaling all the way allows the body to take really full belly breaths rather than chest breathing. I am always encouraging this to decrease anxiety.

  • @lindaarden2518
    @lindaarden2518 2 года назад +17

    Mom made sure we breathed through our noses, when we could understand she explained it to us. That was years before she went back to school to get a PhD! Smart lady!

  • @bpf3895
    @bpf3895 3 года назад +18

    We are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139❤

  • @divyavichar
    @divyavichar 3 года назад +51

    Never thought I would watch a one hour video about - hold your breath - how to breathe!

    • @ancientdays6952
      @ancientdays6952 3 года назад +4

      Right! Who new. I just had the same thought. Also very informative.

    • @RickyCarilli
      @RickyCarilli 3 года назад +3

      Lmao yooo i fell you. But im glad i did. This was crazy informative

  • @karimkaan8700
    @karimkaan8700 Год назад +4

    I m just amazed how this people are spreading healing technics for free . Even if I didn't read I would buy the book just to support..
    Great content and smooth interview..

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  Год назад

      Thank you so much for watching!

  • @kittyfeathers3422
    @kittyfeathers3422 2 года назад +39

    36:35 my vocal coach taught me that while singing, helps tremendously! Good for ‘head-voice’.
    As a registered nurse I understand the physiology, but as a singer ( hobby) it wasn’t until I put this into practice that I understood the benefits!!!

  • @queenlikeme103
    @queenlikeme103 3 года назад +69

    I healed myself from asthma by the time I was 16 by learning proper breathing after struggling with it my entire life. About 20 years later I caught an infection in my lungs due to my then environment. I have since healed that as well just knowing the proper way to breathe. Thank goodness for proper breathing and healing!

    • @Biglover29
      @Biglover29 3 года назад +3

      That's pretty awesome! I think I started mouth breathing because my nose is always so stuffed up it was just easier; and I have big lips so they kinda hang open a bit anyway hehehe.

    • @cindymadore
      @cindymadore 3 года назад +1

      @@manners7483 Might be some sort of allergy from the environment, too. Or even cleaning product. Years ago, we had a pony who had runny nose and discharge from eyes; turned out to be hay fever!

    • @TallCoolOne5378
      @TallCoolOne5378 3 года назад +1

      @@manners7483 um..Snake Oil..?..
      jk..

    • @not2shabby333
      @not2shabby333 3 года назад

      @@manners7483 try subliminals or ask someone to make one for a snake. Hope you find a way to heal your buddy. Godspeed

    • @audi3318
      @audi3318 3 года назад

      @@manners7483 hahaha.. have you tried putting it in a basket and playing the recorder to it? 🐍

  • @thehumanpractice2985
    @thehumanpractice2985 2 года назад +157

    i wanted to share my story in this video since it's such a comprehensive look at breathing.
    At 17 I had reactive arthritis. At 23 I had tuberculosis, and there wasn't a year where I didn't get sick. even four times or more during one year. it wasn't rare..
    Now, I've been researching and practicing breathing techniques for 2 years.
    Pushing through anxiety and depression while doing it, it's hard to know if you're on the right path when there's no one beside you willing to understand the place where you are, where you want to be, why you want to walk that path.
    Thanks to It pushing through, though (and this is how I know I've made progress), I've been able to get in touch with several areas of my body affected by trauma early in my childhood (Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, and 1 major injury, 1 surgery, and 2 minor injuries). It's hard because it's so much stuff to work through. Unevenness in posture; tightness in muscles and tendons; abdominal, diaphragmatic, and spinal miscoordination. Some areas of my spine remain inactive, cause nervous aerophagia, shallow breathing, thoracic mobility issues, and whatnot...
    But breathing.... breathing has been a medicine for it all.
    Physical, psychological, emotional level.... the spirit, you might say, want to wake up.
    Thanks for sharing this.

    • @bettylangley3103
      @bettylangley3103 2 года назад

      8

    • @thehumanpractice2985
      @thehumanpractice2985 2 года назад

      @@bettylangley3103 what lol

    • @anonutzo1199
      @anonutzo1199 2 года назад +1

      thats pretttyimpressive, when you say medicine, do you mean for pain?

    • @thehumanpractice2985
      @thehumanpractice2985 2 года назад +10

      @@anonutzo1199 Yeah, and besides that.. just feeling good in general.
      I've discovered that to feel pain is normal, sometimes it's better to avoid it, sometimes it's better to give in and work through it. It depends.
      For example, if I'm feeling pain on a bone (usually I feel it sometimes in my shin), it's probably due to pressure, and I distribute weight somewhere else to avoid it. In the other hand, sometimes I feel pain on the ball of my right foot just below what would be the thumb toe, and I press harder on that and distribute the weight on the rest of the foot, because I know it's because it's been overall-y inactive and that's what that pain is telling me.
      Right now I have a headache, and If I breathe shallowly, 'it goes away', but at the cost of my posture, and I know it's still there, but I'm just making myself numb to it. Instead, I'm breathing deeply and I'm feeling how tension comes and goes exactly behind my eyes and left ear (this also has connections to the rest of my body, but I'll just focus on that), but by feeling that tension I feel how the headache is slowly going away, and actually improving on my posture too. Instead of making myself numb to it, I work through it.

    • @evarethsuareztimbang5992
      @evarethsuareztimbang5992 2 года назад +3

      Thank God . May He bless you more peace and happiness.

  • @TJabs08
    @TJabs08 2 года назад +2

    I always learn something new from your podcast guests. Solid interview!

  • @jammazzing5986
    @jammazzing5986 2 года назад +12

    Love this video!!!! I was given his book almost a year ago and it’s collecting dust. I am definitely reading it today. What an awesome interview and what a great guy. Loved his attitude and persona!!!!
    Thank you!!!!

  • @AlephTaV549
    @AlephTaV549 2 года назад +136

    "And יהוה Elohim formed the man out of dust from the ground, and BREATHED into his nostrils BREATH OF LIFE. And the man became a LIVING BEING." Bereshit (Genesis) 2:7

    • @waitingforthereturn
      @waitingforthereturn 2 года назад +3

      ET HaShamayim V'et HaEretz, sounds like U do your research and the Creator hears U Brother from another Mother, Blessings

    • @julielarson3107
      @julielarson3107 2 года назад +1

      Bingo.

    • @waitingforthereturn
      @waitingforthereturn 2 года назад +1

      @@julielarson3107 ... there was a farmer had a Dog and Bingo was his name O ... Been a while, Thanks Jewels!

    • @mekhailewis
      @mekhailewis 2 года назад

      Amen 🙏🏽

    • @burrhannon6081
      @burrhannon6081 2 года назад

      Breathed into his nostrils breath, but did he breath through his own mouth or nose to provide that life?

  • @aleksandrazimpel8097
    @aleksandrazimpel8097 3 года назад +93

    You can train yourself to take a breath through your nose while talking, it’s about awareness and knowing how important it is, thank you for an interview

    • @grounded7362
      @grounded7362 3 года назад +5

      I have always breathed through my nose, talking to someone or not.

    • @FantasticExplorers
      @FantasticExplorers 3 года назад +1

      How?
      Any videos?

    • @cIeetz
      @cIeetz 3 года назад +5

      i call bull shit

    • @mjt11860
      @mjt11860 3 года назад

      @@cIeetz why, cuz i learned to breathe thru my ass? lol.

    • @okifrank5357
      @okifrank5357 2 года назад +1

      I than God for you

  • @Novelera05
    @Novelera05 2 года назад +48

    This is a fascinating conversation. I suffer from anxiety and it has helped me a lot. Thank you 😊..

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  2 года назад +4

      So happy to hear we have supported you!

  • @evianwahter
    @evianwahter 2 года назад +12

    This breathing advice and explanation has allowed me to get the same effect as the wim method but in like 5 breaths as opposed to 30. Super powerful!

  • @AprileB
    @AprileB 3 года назад +53

    I started taping my mouth shut at bed time and my throat isn’t dry anymore plus when I breathe through my nose vs my mouth during workouts, I noticed that my lungs isn’t as easily exhausted as before

    • @fiona4228
      @fiona4228 2 года назад +2

      @@ojrivas6843 Take a look at a product called Azazar. It's not painful to remove and works pretty well.

    • @2mad2bad
      @2mad2bad 2 года назад +1

      This is because your mouth lets out too much air out ur lungs! The mouth is strictly for eating.

    • @minagica
      @minagica 2 года назад

      I would suffocate, my nose is blocked half the time

    • @StevenCavanaugh
      @StevenCavanaugh 2 года назад +2

      @@minagica Breathe Right nose strips are a godsend, if you can't breathe through your nose when you sleep. The first time I tried one on I thought, "Holy shit! Is this how the rest of the world breathes?"
      I used to have a little panic when I had to breathe out of my nose.
      Try some, if you haven't already.

    • @minagica
      @minagica 2 года назад

      @@StevenCavanaugh I have some but I never actually tried them, I guy I will tonight, thanks!

  • @liedyMc
    @liedyMc 3 года назад +218

    Really interesting, I thought everyone breathed through their noses .. I’m a slow breather .. I practice the Wim Hof method but just the beginner 11 minute route daily .
    I’ll be 71 in may and do it for vascular health .. Thanks for this great collaboration.🇨🇦

    • @nandansharma3923
      @nandansharma3923 2 года назад +1

      Hi.. during whm, do you use your mouth for breathing?

    • @harissaspice7402
      @harissaspice7402 2 года назад +6

      @@nandansharma3923 during Wim Hof I inhale through my nose and exhale through my mouth.

    • @nandansharma3923
      @nandansharma3923 2 года назад +1

      @@harissaspice7402 Thanks for the reply. When I inhale through nose, the breath hold time is significantly lower than, when I inhale through mouth. Also, I saw that Win Hof himself uses mouth for inhalation.

    • @bloodieboi5182
      @bloodieboi5182 2 года назад

      @@harissaspice7402 Iv been hesitant to the Wim Hoff method. Does it really work? And if so what’s changed with you?

    • @lindajames7083
      @lindajames7083 2 года назад +10

      Hi, me too. Been doing yoga breath since 1973 now do Wim Hoff. I am 74 haven’t been to a doctor for decades, don’t take any medication. The breath is phenomenal. Well done us oldies.

  • @TheDb1973
    @TheDb1973 2 года назад +24

    Its quite bizarre as I always breathe through my nose and only really open mouth for communicating and when I gasp for air x
    I have a great and an amazing immune system and I appreciate it every day 🙏
    Gratitude is plenty given from myself to my body and its amazing ability to do the things within it does to keep me alive and well x

    • @jewelliam5292
      @jewelliam5292 2 года назад +3

      If you look at the animal world, the only time any animal breaths through it's mouth is when it is sick, or in the case of dogs, who don't have sweat glands, use panting to cool down. Any other time their mouths are closed.

  • @taniaburton7559
    @taniaburton7559 2 года назад +8

    INCREDIBLE!! Both of y'all make a helluva lesson! And, personally, this should benefit me tremendously, and I thank you.😁 You have intelligently and interestingly put forth a huge amount of knowledge for one lesson.

  • @gina1114
    @gina1114 3 года назад +12

    I was taught by my yoga teacher how to breathe properly. He says in India they teach their children to breathe before they learn to walk. It's called Prana. The breath of life. That lesson has had profound in my life. Especially since I got sciatica. Talk about pain! The best way for me to get relief is to practice prana! Awesome!

    • @EconetsCa
      @EconetsCa 2 года назад

      Thanks for the tip, I suffer from chronic pain from a back injury where my T12/L1 burst and my left rib was used as a graft along with a cage & rods. Spinal injury and nerve damage. I need opioids to live a normal life, these breathing techniques are of great interest to help relax my muscles and control my pain. Thanks 🙏

    • @aminahabdulkarim1550
      @aminahabdulkarim1550 2 года назад

      @@EconetsCa j

  • @topgatta
    @topgatta 2 года назад +170

    Lewis asks intelligent questions. I learn more because of his basic, systematic questions. Informative messages come from good questions! Thank you.

    • @anamariadonateli9865
      @anamariadonateli9865 2 года назад +2

      EXEPT WEN IGOT COLD. MY NOUS IT IS PLAG UP.😇 THANK YOU.😇

    • @Smith.S.sStocHasticSs
      @Smith.S.sStocHasticSs 2 года назад +1

      Same with the Dr. Leaf podcast!! I can't follow any of the other podcasts with them but Lewis keeps me engaged. Not all of his do but this one with james nestor and the one with dr. caroline leaf - magic happens!! i saw both back2back 1st time and have been using clips from both for reference like the bible ever since.

    • @lorraineclarkson4984
      @lorraineclarkson4984 2 года назад +4

      I really enjoy Lewis’s curiosity and his willingness to appear unknowledgeable or like he doesn’t get it. Most people need to hear things in different ways, plus it makes the conversation more dynamic.

    • @lenas6479
      @lenas6479 2 года назад +1

      @@lorraineclarkson4984 He just has to be careful not to step.on the words of the answers.

    • @ayeeshakhan3450
      @ayeeshakhan3450 2 года назад

      ñu

  • @marco6636
    @marco6636 2 года назад +3

    James Nestor is just brilliant 👏 Get him back on air ASAP!! RUclips is awesome

  • @investigate711
    @investigate711 2 года назад +9

    personally by just changing my breathing throughout the video helped bring me a lot of clarity

  • @thendrix58
    @thendrix58 3 года назад +23

    My son gave me Mr. Nestor's book for my 63rd birthday and IT IS FANTASTIC!!! SO incredibly eye opening reading his personal breathing experiment! Definitely life changing! Great interview!

  • @rhansen1969
    @rhansen1969 3 года назад +41

    I really like your channel. You are a very good interviewer, because you ask intelligent questions, but more importantly you allow your guest to answer without interruptions, which creates an amicable interaction between you two and eliminates anxiety for the audience. Thank you!❤

    • @mikecushing7276
      @mikecushing7276 3 года назад +4

      I'm with you 100% And yes I comment all the time on people synchronicity and their ability to interview they deserve the respect an acknowledgement for what they do

    • @conchitanolet8673
      @conchitanolet8673 3 года назад +1

      My very first time to watch your show Lewis.... you’ve got me hooked & I’ll be looking for a your interviews from now on.
      Thank you & James Nestor for all these fascinating info about breathing.

    • @bonnierush7843
      @bonnierush7843 3 года назад +1

      Both extremely handsome and itelligent men.just sayin

    • @edmundpower1250
      @edmundpower1250 Год назад

      @@bonnierush7843 now now Bonnie take a deep breath!

  • @carolevandunn6101
    @carolevandunn6101 2 года назад +9

    Thank you for this lesson. I always breathing through my mouth. Now i breathe a few days through my nose. And i feel the difference, i'm feeling so much better now. Thanks for this lesson.

  • @lauxgreenx
    @lauxgreenx 2 года назад +1

    I've been watching your videos for 2 weeks and you just changed my life, I was so lost trying to find what to hear or watch 'cus there's so much junk on internet... but then I found you, talking to all of these awesome people and teaching us al sort of things, thank you so much for existing! I send all my loving to you.

  • @bobbihope7206
    @bobbihope7206 3 года назад +22

    Thank You James for bringing this information out again. Breathing this way eliminated my life long asthma.

    • @iaintwonderwoman5720
      @iaintwonderwoman5720 2 года назад +2

      Taping my mouth at night has changed my health/emotions 😊

  • @mimsc2914
    @mimsc2914 3 года назад +6

    Thank you so much for having this guest. I'll be reading his book!!

  • @barbaraglover4451
    @barbaraglover4451 2 года назад

    Humming is amazing thank you James Nestor

  • @ednaalvarez6584
    @ednaalvarez6584 2 года назад

    Thank you Lewis, you always have great people on your show, such knowledge and wisdom are being put out there for us, have a wonderful life full of blessings, GOD bless!!!

  • @domeniclaurenzi6453
    @domeniclaurenzi6453 3 года назад +26

    Amazing! The power of breath. Time to get back to basics.

  • @alexandradupont6098
    @alexandradupont6098 3 года назад +18

    I am so blessed to have heard this gentleman’s knowledge. Thank you 💞

  • @nellybelly0702
    @nellybelly0702 Год назад

    I'm officially obsessed with James! I've watched several videos with him and it's just mind blowing.

  • @cheriferdos7604
    @cheriferdos7604 2 года назад +2

    Right breathing is the door to good health, and awareness of breathing is the simplest device to get access to it.

  • @lifemasterymindset1743
    @lifemasterymindset1743 3 года назад +7

    I want to say thank you to Lewis and James, I have had asthma for 40 years and never new about this, what a mind shift this will be for me.

    • @tommykopperud4638
      @tommykopperud4638 3 года назад

      @Simon Zutshi isnt it a sad life to be a scammer?

  • @williamkreth
    @williamkreth 3 года назад +15

    This is amazing! 👏

  • @etiennengenza7677
    @etiennengenza7677 2 года назад

    It's only recently that I've discovered this channel but since then I've watched good stuff on RUclips...
    Thank you Mr. Lewis

  • @jeanmader2302
    @jeanmader2302 2 года назад

    LEWIS HOWES...KEEEP UP THESE GREAT VIDEOS...this one is amazing!

  • @PeaceGod8904
    @PeaceGod8904 3 года назад +4

    Thank so much sir am in love with your programs they encourage me everyday.

  • @audreykatz1753
    @audreykatz1753 3 года назад +67

    Fascinating! I love learning the “whys” and science behind everything! Thank you Lewis, I love your interviews!!

  • @user-js4sb4qq2h
    @user-js4sb4qq2h 2 года назад +17

    Love to see such enthusiastic happiness in your interview! Great content. 👍 I decided to try the breathing exercises, slow, nasal, plus body relaxation, then humming during the talk and completely got rid of my monster sinus headache in the process. Well done! Thank YOU!

    • @sharons11157
      @sharons11157 2 года назад

      Also most headaches are from dehydration.

  • @kossyhalemai6051
    @kossyhalemai6051 2 года назад

    Happy joyful day and Thank you James Nector / Lewis

  • @jonpatrick66
    @jonpatrick66 3 года назад +4

    Thank you both for this video! God bless you both. 👍 This video just started playing on my TV while cooking and before I could stop what I was doing and change the channel I knew it was worth continuing and I'm so glad I did. Very important knowledge. Thanks again.

  • @AmberTyseti
    @AmberTyseti 3 года назад +185

    I do not breathe through my mouth. I’m afraid something will fly into it.

    • @simonesmit6708
      @simonesmit6708 3 года назад +14

      Working on a dairy farm, mouth breathing is a guarantee of breathing in something with get in it. Flying insects are the least disgusting.😜😂😂😂

    • @traviskrueger598
      @traviskrueger598 3 года назад +4

      Promise you'll shut off the youtube lights if you're the last survivor of covid19.

    • @paulamahaffey4564
      @paulamahaffey4564 3 года назад +6

      😂😂😂😂I once inhaled a knat 👍👍

    • @nativetexan6628
      @nativetexan6628 3 года назад +6

      Lol!!! I'm afraid of what will fly out!

    • @heleen313
      @heleen313 3 года назад +1

      Or someone 🙈

  • @janicelue7116
    @janicelue7116 2 года назад +3

    JUST WANT TO SAY YOU ARE CHANGING THE WORLD WITH THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE IN THE CONTENT SUPPLIED ON YOUR CHANNEL!!
    THANK YOU

  • @gingerschultz3258
    @gingerschultz3258 2 года назад +2

    Very nice! Loved this one. I didn’t realize with deep breathing my stomach should be going outwards. I tried some rounds of box breathing like that and it definitely felt different in a good way.

  • @rootsyogaofficial
    @rootsyogaofficial 3 года назад +6

    Great interview! Made these experiences with yoga breathing techniques. It's been life changing. Can't wait to read James' book.

  • @NtathuAllen
    @NtathuAllen 3 года назад +43

    Yep. Studied and practiced this in yoga teacher training. Am glad that modern teachings finally catching up with ancient wisdom🧘🏿‍♀️

  • @gloriavazquez2110
    @gloriavazquez2110 2 года назад

    Totally enjoyed the life giving information and very interesting conversation; thank you.

  • @rawsienna1
    @rawsienna1 2 года назад

    So sad! Thanks for the heads up. Grateful for all that you have done and do.

  • @kevinhenson8168
    @kevinhenson8168 2 года назад +4

    I ran for years and trained myself to breath through my nose, very rarely sick. I strongly agree with this.

  • @lindamurphy7259
    @lindamurphy7259 3 года назад +8

    I been breathing through my nose since i was a child, and breathing that way relaxed me even if i can't sleep i listen to meditation and breathing and I am knocked out sleeping!

  • @Krushurpants
    @Krushurpants 2 года назад

    this is one of the best lecture interviews on youtube.

  • @Angel_Dinev
    @Angel_Dinev Год назад +8

    Felt obligated to give my deep gratitude for this immensely informative video! Thanks for that, Lewis and James! 🙏

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  Год назад

      Glad this was helpful for you🧡

  • @Just1DayCloser
    @Just1DayCloser 3 года назад +22

    That's the book I'm reading!
    "Breath," by James Nestor.
    🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼
    LOL, I never looked at the back inside jacket; otherwise I would have known!!
    I was so conflicted watching this because I want to keep reading the book. Little did I know until the end. Actually his name was there in the beginning and I didn't see or hear it. LOL
    Anyway, you have to read this book. Part One:Amazing test of 10 days of mouth breathing & its effects by Nestor and Olsson.
    I'm only on page 56 of 214. Bye!

    • @askaboutRudyV
      @askaboutRudyV 2 года назад

      Yep, I bought it last October. AMAZON'S book.

  • @nokomismn9685
    @nokomismn9685 3 года назад +150

    With so many wearing masks, breathing correctly is especially important today.

    • @dmosdaboss
      @dmosdaboss 3 года назад +26

      & it's hard to breathe with the mask 🤔

    • @susydyson1750
      @susydyson1750 3 года назад +11

      @@dmosdaboss i feel i'm taking one CO2 over again .. so disruptive

    • @newleft2254
      @newleft2254 3 года назад +28

      Masks make me want to throw up after about 20 minutes because I think I probably don't get enough oxygen. It's a nightmare for me and I have to always be very mindful.

    • @ShawnJonesHellion
      @ShawnJonesHellion 3 года назад +25

      They are murdering us with the masks. My stamina went from 15 minutes to 30 to 60 to 4 hours of near nonstop martial arts. The 4 hour mark is actually my nervous system going into shock; not stamina loss. The masks reduce it to 15 minutes. I wore masks 2 years before covidHoax iin videos of guitar drums an martial arts. Same result. Drumming modern deathcore is super heavy athletics an very impossible to do in masks after 5 minutes

    • @nokomismn9685
      @nokomismn9685 3 года назад +21

      @@newleft2254 - I see people driving with masks on, but I don't think it's a good idea because people have been known to faint from wearing them. It wouldn't be good to lose consciousness while driving!

  • @wendyo7779
    @wendyo7779 2 года назад

    And thank you 💜 I'm very grateful! for all of your info

  • @lecreasharandall5448
    @lecreasharandall5448 2 года назад +10

    These are very crucial points. I am so thankful to hear this. I try to pay attention try to my body. This is a great way to learn to breathe, learn to listen while coversing with others and learn to remain calm allowing the brain to receive oxygen.
    Wow! Imagine having a conversation with people whom you allow and allow which you to complete a point or thought instead of being so impulsive to where we cut each other off. Hmmm.
    Two ears, one mouth. I like it.

  • @LoveMoneySecretsTV
    @LoveMoneySecretsTV 3 года назад +10

    I Love this information and this interview. Lewis you keep hitting home runs with these shows and this content. You are a Mega Rock star. Wow. Thanks a million!

  • @ashleylynn3947
    @ashleylynn3947 3 года назад +14

    I have learned so much from the school of greatness and you have helped me get through trauma and anxiety with the guests you have on the show while other things have not helped.

  • @kaiserinzita1
    @kaiserinzita1 2 года назад +4

    I highly appreciate your no-guru approach! Since my teeth had to be fixed (implants, etc.) I noticed that my breathing changed completely! I suspected that it had to do with my teeth for a long time but now I know for sure!This is valuable information!

  • @sheisawarrior964
    @sheisawarrior964 2 года назад +11

    I love this. I heard this a few years ago. Called “mouth breathers” . Through brain retraining we learn to breathe through the nose and out through the mouth. It helps relax the system more. Ty for sharing.

    • @harper07harper
      @harper07harper Год назад +1

      are you sure you should breathe out the mouth?

  • @scottbutler2343
    @scottbutler2343 3 года назад +9

    I was a mouth breather as a youth because of constant allergies. When Afrin came to be, I closed my mouth and I truly believe it contributed to straightening my teeth, and fit together better, while my siblings all had braces. As a teen I ran distances, breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth, giving me total control over each breath and made it easier to establish a pace.

  • @barbaraglover4451
    @barbaraglover4451 3 года назад +6

    Thank you for Breathing Technique I feel so much better

  • @Acode7940
    @Acode7940 2 года назад

    What a beautiful thing real knowledge can be!

  • @PaulGreeneofficial
    @PaulGreeneofficial 2 года назад

    Such good questions Lewis and you listen so well. Better than most.

  • @gretchenmeyer9567
    @gretchenmeyer9567 3 года назад +26

    Thank you, Lewis the great interview, and thank you, James, for your excellent book!
    “Breath” is a fascinating read and a great contribution to health and wellness.

  • @reginadiehl2793
    @reginadiehl2793 3 года назад +5

    Dr. Weston Price studied the teeth and dental structure of indigenous people around the world who never ate our modern day foods. What he found is that they had perfectly formed teeth without any signs of decay.
    It is refreshing to hear you highlight this same point and also add the wisdom of proper breathing.

  • @ebenezerannoh-manso802
    @ebenezerannoh-manso802 2 года назад

    Im enlightened so much... Thank you🙏🏾💐

  • @charlesm1821
    @charlesm1821 2 года назад

    i have been studying these things for a decade. they work! but still learned somethings today. thank you

  • @repentfast3654
    @repentfast3654 3 года назад +4

    Lewis this channel is awesome, you rock.

  • @m.j.debruin3041
    @m.j.debruin3041 3 года назад +9

    The sounds you make goes through your whole body and has effects everywhere in your body , and also what you see has effects, all at the same time. Some sounds make you feel good or happy and some sounds make you feel sad or afraid, your brain takes in all the signals and responds to all the signals in the best way possible.

  • @daveybalmer
    @daveybalmer 2 года назад

    Great topic, great questions, great answers, great advice, great relief, and now - great expectations. Grateful to you both for such a wealth of practical and applicable advice.

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  2 года назад

      So happy you are enjoying the content. I would love for you to subscribe and leave me a review here:
      podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id596047499

  • @MarcinGorski917
    @MarcinGorski917 2 года назад

    Great interview. A lot of useful information. Breathing is very important. Thanks James and Lewis.

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  2 года назад

      You're welcome,thank you for being here 💜

  • @MandyGood
    @MandyGood 3 года назад +40

    I’m breathing through my nose right now

  • @artcook1976
    @artcook1976 3 года назад +6

    I started various deep breathing exercises couple yrs back ,many good benefits including peace and calm 😊

  • @amandap4545
    @amandap4545 2 года назад +3

    I love this show. I learn SO much. Thank you! 💕

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  2 года назад

      You're welcome,thank you for being here 💜

  • @chhengte5185
    @chhengte5185 2 года назад

    MY First time to hear that.Thank you to both of you that. A big help
    We all really enjoyed and appreciate.

  • @paulapayne1145
    @paulapayne1145 3 года назад +3

    Weston A Price and his research s a another piece of the puzzle to our jaw lines. Nutrition is pivotal and I love the aspect of breath too. Excellent.

  • @lisaewald494
    @lisaewald494 3 года назад +9

    Hi Lewis
    This was one of the best videos... I had to download the audible book... I was taught years ago about breathing from a friend in martial arts... but the way he explained this was so good.... and also the questions you ask is so engaging... Thank you... meant to write this a while back! You are the best! 💕🏝

  • @88happiness
    @88happiness 2 года назад

    This was amazing!! Great combination of good questions and really helpful answers.

    • @lewishowes
      @lewishowes  2 года назад

      Thank you so much for your feedback 🙂

  • @ormorphe
    @ormorphe 2 года назад

    Brilliant information!! I’m so glad RUclips started playing this on me. Thank you SO MUCH.
    By the way, both of you have excellent sharing skills.