Performance Intelligence Bite Size: How Skybreath can Rewire How You Handle Stress | Emma Seppälä
Nov 16, 2025
Emma Seppälä, a renowned researcher and wellbeing expert, shares transformative techniques for managing stress through her Skybreath practice. She highlights the alarming trend of constant phone use, which diminishes our ability to be present and increases emotional complexity. Emma encourages simple daily moments of stillness to rewire the brain and enhance focus. The conversation also touches on how calming techniques can coexist with high-performance demands, especially for veterans, ensuring that tranquility doesn’t equate to losing one's edge.
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Learn Sky Breath From Instructors
- Learn Sky Breath from a qualified instructor through Art of Living or Project Welcome Home Troops for veterans at no cost.
- Practice the specific rhythms Emma Seppälä teaches rather than expecting to learn it in a typical yoga class.
Morning Phone Use Programs Your Mind
- Checking your phone first thing programs your mind and can imbed anxiety, FOMO, or distraction into your day.
- Emma Seppälä argues that constant consumption prevents receptive, creative mental states.
Pulse Between States Boosts Performance
- There's a continuum from distraction to idleness to mindfulness to full engagement that people can intentionally move along during the day.
- Shifting states periodically builds focus and preserves energy for performance moments.
