Mastering the Mind with Neha Saxena

In this episode of the Revenue Builders podcast, our hosts John McMahon and John Kaplan talk to the Breathe Yogi herself, Neha Saxena. Neha talks about the importance of breath in managing stress levels and improving overall outcomes both in your everyday life and your professional career. Tune in to learn about how your body’s stress response works, and learn breathing techniques such as the physiological sigh, which helps reduce the heart rate and bring down stress levels. 

Additional Resources:

• Donate to help improve the quality of life for veterans and their families: https://projectwelcomehometroops.org/
• Connect to Neha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehasaxenaprofile/
• Check out Neha’s website: https://www.thebreathyogi.com/about
• Learn more about Neha’s favorite movie, Haatim Tai on IMDB
• Listen to More Revenue Builders: https://www.forcemanagement.com/revenue-builders-podcast

HIGHLIGHTS

• Why stress is not necessarily bad for you
• Stress is part of your body's primary survival instinct
• How mastering your breath helps regulate the nervous system
• A toxic environment drives resignation more than compensation
• Breathing exercises to reduce heart rate, anxiety and stress
• You cannot manage the mind from the mind
• It's your mind's job to wander
• Tips for sitting and breathing better
• You cannot get rid of burnout by meditation alone

QUOTES

Neha on why stress is not necessarily what's hampering your performance: "Scientific data from sports science tells us that stress is not the killer of high performance. The real root cause that affects performance is the absence of recovery after a stressful period."

Neha's fundamental tip for stress management: "If you notice, anytime you're feeling stressed and you curb that fundamental urge to take action, to move, you'll feel it as a tremor in your body. And that is when you're feeling stressed, you end up blurting things that you don't want to say or later regret. To manage stress you have to fundamentally learn how to manage that aggression response." 

Neha on breathwork and how it can help you manage your stress levels: "The point that I want to make is, you can't think your way out of it. Breath work is the tool because your thinking brain is being shut down when you're under stress."

Check out John McMahon’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Qualified-Sales-Leader-Proven-Lessons/dp/0578895064