Breathwork for Resiliency with Robert van der Heyden | Ep 96
The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast · Erin Holt
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Show Notes
“The whole goal of this, besides inoculating your immune system & helping you transition from a fight-or-flight state to a more relaxed state, is you’re creating space for yourself.”
Robert van der Heyden is a resilience coach and he helps people to create more energy, better habits, and become resilient through movement, recovery training, and primarily breathwork. Tune in as we discuss why all stress isn’t bad, cultivating more presence, and how to create resiliency with a daily practice.
In this episode:
-Why all stress isn’t bad
-Breathwork as a doorway into relaxation
-Creating resiliency with a daily practice
-Benefits of holding your breath
-Cultivating more presence
-Using breathwork instead of a preworkout
-Relaxing breath vs. stimulating breath
-Creating more oxygen (and why that matters)
-Enhancing vagal tone (and why that matters)
-Breathwork to heal the gut & lower inflammation
-Nitric oxide as an immune tool
[20:00] Parameters of practice: things to know before you breathe
[25:00] Breathwork session begins
Robert van der Heyden https://robvdh.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askrobertvdh/
YouTube on resiliency and parenting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG7OgYSw6L9AWUq0m0Xb2mw
Erin on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/
Eat to Achieve 21 Day Online Nutrition Program: https://www.erinholthealth.com/eat-to-achieve