Niraj Naik, The Renegade Pharmacist, is on a mission to improve health and well-being on a global scale. He posits an interesting thought experiment – what if the billions of coca-colas and cigarettes consumed a day were replaced with the habit of breathwork? Naik believes it would be revolutionary.

A certified pharmacist turned holistic health and breathwork expert, Naik’s story is like so many in the health and wellness space. Disillusioned with his observations that all the prescription drugs he was dispensing as a pharmacist were making no difference (if not making them worse) on his patients health and then having to heal himself from one of those “incurable” conditions (ulcerative colitis), Naik broke away from traditional medicine and immersed himself in the world of alternatives.  Not only did this cure him of his colitis, it changed his life forever.

Naik then under his Renegade Pharmacist moniker began to educate the public about brainwave entrainment, Ayurveda, natural supplements and medicines and breathwork. It was during this phase he authorized what would become one of the most viral infographics of all time – What Happens To Your Body One Hour After You Drink a Can of Coke.

He then created his own system of breathwork, SOMA Breath, which is taught across the world by over 1,000 instructors. Naik is also a professional musician, serial entrepreneur and one of the most sought after spiritual ceremony facilitators.

Join us as we explore:

How changing his tribe changed Naik’s life

Why from the moment Naik walked into a pharmacy it felt wrong

How clues from his grandmother’s ancestral ways showed him a new path

Why the “science” on cholesterol confused and concerned Naik

Naik’s breath journey

How breathwork is now even being linked to anti-ageing

The amazing history of breathwork drawing inspiration from the animal kingdom

Why the story of breath is the story of your mitochondria

The transformational ability for breath to reduce stress

The biological dance between oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body

Depressed or anxious? Which breathwork technique you use matters

Why there is no one size fits all with breathwork

An inspirational story of the breath and muscular dystrophy

The profound power of the simple hum

Mentions

Wim Hof
https://www.wimhofmethod.com

Buteyko Method
https://buteykoclinic.com/breathing-exercises/

Listen to "Breathwork as Your Oxygen Advantage with Patrick McKeown"

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