The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast 225: Ed Harrold, Author & Public Speaker: The Breathing Mistake That’s Costing You Deep Sleep
BIO:
Ed Harrold is an author, inspirational leader, public speaker, coach and educator. Ed’s mastery in the science of mindful breathing blends the fields of neuroscience and the wisdom of contemplative traditions into effective strategies to improve health, well-being and performance. Ed is the author of Life With Breath IQ + EQ = NEW YOU & BodyMindBusiness: The Business Of BE’ing Within.
Ed’s Breath AS Medicine Trainings offer Continuing Education in the healthcare, health & wellness, fitness, allied health and sleep medicine communities. His trainings were also a CME course with George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Ed’s breathwork was studied by the Harvard Medical Research team with IEL. Ed is the Breath Expert for Goldie Hawn’s MindUP organization. Ed is a Breath Master on The Breath Source breathwork app (Android & IOS). Learn more about Ed at www.edharrold.com
SHOWNOTES:
😴 How can breath be the missing link to deeper, restorative sleep?
😴 What role does nose breathing vs. mouth breathing play in your sleep quality?
😴 Why do racing thoughts at 3 a.m. hijack your rest and how can breath reset your nervous system?
😴 Can your diaphragm muscle be the key to better sleep, posture, and emotional balance?
😴 How does controlling your breath lower stress hormones and improve immunity for better sleep?
😴 What simple breathing practices stop panic when you wake up at night?
😴 How can alternate nostril breathing calm anxiety and bring you back to sleep?
😴 Why does exhaling longer than you inhale calm your body for deeper sleep?
😴 How can breathwork shift chronic insomnia patterns and retrain your brain?
😴 Why does closing your mouth at night dramatically improve sleep and breathing health?
😴 What is the connection between sleep, breath, and your vagus nerve?
😴 Can slowing your breath rate to 6–8 breaths per minute unlock calm, restorative sleep?
😴 Discover how intentional, therapeutic breathing can transform health, wellness, and performance with Ed Harrold’s Breath AS Medicine e-learning series 👉https://www.edharrold.com/breath-medicine-elearning-trainings
😴 And so much more!
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