Patrick McKeown on How to Breathe Better to Improve Focus, Sleep and Health

Episode Highlights With Patrick McKeown

• Why he left school at 14 and what he learned by doing this
• The importance of breath and how many of us are probably doing it wrong
• How we can use our breathing to influence the mind and stress states
• Why carbon dioxide drives our breathing patterns
• The importance of nasal breathing
• A simple breathing exercise to try to start paying attention to your breath
• The importance of nasal breathing even during exercise
• Can mouth taping at night (or even during exercise) improve breathing
• Why oxygen uptake is actually higher with nasal breathing compared to mouth breathing
• A reason to consider taping your mouth at night
• How taping the mouth at night can benefit kids sleep
• The connection between nose or mouth breathing and facial shape and oral health
• Breathing exercises for mental health

Resources We Mention

• Oxygen Advantage Website
• Online Breathing Course for Anxiety
• Online Breathing Course for Women (Use code WellnessMama50 for 50% off through 2022)
• The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown
• Close Your Mouth: Buteyko Clinic Handbook for Perfect Health by Patrick McKeown
• Anxiety Free: Stop Worrying and Quieten Your Mind - Featuring the Buteyko Breathing Method and Mindfulness by Patrick McKeown
• The Breathing Cure: Develop New Habits for a Healthier, Happier, and Longer Life by Patrick McKeown
• Myotape