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The Captain's Lifestyle Podcast

101: Breathe Better, Stress Less, and Increase Performance with Taylor Somerville

Aug 16, 2021
01:00:45
Your breath is the most powerful tool you have for reducing stress, increasing your performance, and living a healthier life. But are you using it effectively?

Taylor Somerville is the founder of Symmetry, a breath, mindset, and lifestyle brand helping entrepreneurs and professionals access a better quality of life. Taylor is on a mission to transform people’s relationship with stress by teaching how you can fully utilize breathwork to control your stress response.

In this episode, Taylor shares his top tips to quickly stop a stress response, how to stop getting stuck in overdrive, and why rest and recovery are the keys to increased performance.

You’re never “too busy” to breathe ¬– so learn how to do it right.

Listen to the episode to find out:

• Taylor’s journey from stress to Symmetry
• What XPT is and how Taylor became a master coach
• Why Taylor passed on opening a gym and founded Symmetry instead
• What breathwork can do for your productivity, health, and more
• The performance-enhancing effects of nasal breathing
• How to slow stress down fast
• What you can gain from challenging yourself with cold exposure

Links and mentions:
• The 4-3-2-1-30 Method: https://info.thecaptainslifestyle.com/directory47899093
• The Future of Business Is Here Today: The #1 Strategy for Success with Jeremy Park: https://youtu.be/V-Uq1CCsFQI
• GROWTHcurrent: https://growthcurrent.com/
• Changing Nervousness into Excitement, Nasal Breathing, Cold Exposure With Brian Muka The Fear Sherpa: https://youtu.be/72-O5jaxTqE
• Taylor’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylor__somerville/
• Symmetry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/symmetry.live/
• Symmetry: https://www.symmetry.live/
• XPT: https://www.xptlife.com/

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