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Oliver James on Breath and Body Work Practices

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I beat my head against the wall of breath meditation unsuccessfully for a long time, pre internet. There were several things that helped me break through. One was starting really small, just being like, origt im wointo to weigh less of it. The other was that i discovered sound meditation. I would go outside, and my object just became sound. And all of a sudden it changed. So i think had i tried to learn all this in to day's day and age, i probably would have come across that a lot more quickly. It just was a different time when i was trying to learn this stuff. In 19 88, ye, i thinkthet's something that i

Oliver James is a body-led psychotherapist and breathworker known for integrating breath, movement, and body work to support personal transformation and self exploration.

Eric and Oliver discuss his book, 21 Breaths: Breathing Techniques to Change Your Life

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Oliver James and I Discuss Breath and Body Work Practices and …

His book, 21 Breaths: Breathing Techniques to Change Your Life
Defining body led psychotherapy and how it connects breath and movement
How our bodies hold trauma and stress
Discovering a practice that works for you
The importance of patience and slowing down
Learning to notice discomfort and remembering to practice breathwork
His trademarked “Geometric Breathing” of visualizing shapes as you breathe
The importance of nose breathing as opposed to mouth breathing

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The Science of Breathing with James Nestor

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