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This Ancient BREATHING TECHNIQUE Will Transform Your BODY & MIND w/ James Nestor EP 1434

The School of Greatness

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The Importance of Breathing Slowly

A lot of us think that by breathing more, we are getting more oxygen to our hungry cells in our bodies. We're doing the opposite. Right now if you take 10 to 20 big breaths, you're going to feel some lightness in your head. If you keep breathing that way, your extremities will get a little cooler. That's not from an increase of oxygen, but from a lack of circulation in those areas. But having said that there are numerous breathing techniques that allow people to sit in the snow for hours at a time and not get frostbite or hypothermia.

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