

Love At First Science
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Hey there! Welcome to the newly revamped Love at First Science Podcast!
As you may know already I'm Celest, and I'm thrilled to introduce you to my amazing friend, Hannah Barrett. Together, we're on a mission to dig deep into people's passion, whether that's through the human body, science, business, art of spirituality.
As you may know already I'm Celest, and I'm thrilled to introduce you to my amazing friend, Hannah Barrett. Together, we're on a mission to dig deep into people's passion, whether that's through the human body, science, business, art of spirituality.
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Sep 15, 2021 • 2min
The Core Series
Welcome to the Love @ First Science Podcast. This season, we're unpacking the core! Tune in to learn all about the core in the worlds of mothers and fitness. Look forward to interviews with
1. Dr. Nidhi Sharma
2. Clare Bourne
3. Finola Burrell
4. Amy Carmody
5. Hannah Barrett

Aug 11, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 5: Your Breathing Is Causing Your Incontinence With Julie Wiebe
Let's talk with Julie about breathing and how interconnected it is with the Core. It's time we understand the integrity of the functional core, its anatomy, its physiology, and how its appropriate activation transfers into movement. Julie touches base with the fundamentals of the true core and how lack of synergy manifests in paradoxical breathing. Julie rediscovers the science behind core, how to breathe during exercise, and how we cue breathing and the core appropriately to support athletes. She explores the pelvic floor, and what you can do to rehab your leaks! Learn more about your core, put simply and clearly! We need this paradigm shift.
Checkout all Julie's courses:
https://www.juliewiebept.com/products/online-courses/
1:55 - Evolving understanding of core
5:21 - Paradoxical breathing
10:56 - Do athletes need their core gripped
15:00 - Is valsava necessary?
23:57 - An integrated system
26:21 - Group fitness. exercise is a dug that needs a dose
28:48- - Foundations to better core synergy
31:09 - Cueing a squat
40:53 - Appropriate gripping
44:20 - Blow before you go for partum?
51:16 - Individualization
55:48 - Julie courses
59:50 - Clinical reasoning
60:04 - Find out more about Julie Wiebe
Check out Youtube for the visual version of my conversation with Julie!
https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
Learn More About Julie!
Julie Wiebe, PT, DPT has over twenty-five years of clinical experience in Sports Medicine and Pelvic Health, specializing in pelvic/abdominal, pregnancy and postpartum health for fit and athletic females. Her passion is to return women to fitness and sport after injury and pregnancy and equip pros to do the same. She has pioneered an integrative approach to promote women’s health in and through fitness. Her innovative concepts and strategies have been successfully incorporated by rehab practitioners and fitness professionals into a variety of populations (ortho/sports medicine, pelvic health, neurology, and pediatrics). A published author, Julie is a sought after speaker to provide continuing education and lectures internationally at clinics, academic institutions, conferences and professional organizations. She provides direct care to female athletes through telehealth and her clinical practice in Los Angeles, California. Julie joined the faculty at University of Michigan-Flint in the Spring of 2021 as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and loves every minute of it!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliewiebept/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JulieWiebePT
Podcast: https://www.juliewiebept.com/
Don't forget! As a listener of the breathing series on the Love @ First Science Podcast, you get 20% off everything on my website! Head on over to my website and use code 'PODCASTLOVE'
https://www.celestpereira.com/
My Socials:
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Aug 4, 2021 • 48min
Episode 4: How Trauma Can Transform With Richie Bostock
Join Richie (@thebreathguy) and I as we explore breath, trauma, emotions, and healing! Richie shares is story, inspired by Wim Hof and how he found his path in breathwork as a by-product of his relaptionship with his father. Highlighting the importance of reflexive control over breathing, Richie speaks into the power of conscious hyperventilation and its profound adaptation effects on the body. He describes breath to be an access point to all attributes of well-being and how he uses it for trauma healing. Analagous to swiss army knife, Richie talks into how you can make the shift into the right direction and why that's important! Lets dive a little deeper with intention!
0.50 - Richie’s Story & Wim Hof
8:20 - Conscious Hyperventilation
14:25 - Trauma healing with breath work
20:05 - Breath is a swiss army knife
23:12 - Group setting
27:11 - How to start on your own
31:41 - Power shift
32:49 - Breathing to make right shift in right direction
36:21 - Richie's advice
43:11 - Where you can find Richie
Check out Youtube for the visual version of my conversation with Richie!
https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
Learn More About Richie!
Richie, or “The Breath Guy”, is a leading figure and evangelist for Breathwork, the next revolution in health and wellness. He is a Breathwork coach, author and speaker and it is his mission to spread the life changing possibilities of Breathwork to the world.
Having worn many hats, from a corporate management consultant to digital entrepreneur, Breathwork came into Richie’s life almost by accident when his father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). When researching ways to help his father, he came discovered the Wim Hof Method, a self healing technique involving breathing techniques and cold exposure. After experiencing the incredible effects of this method in a week long training in Poland, he became obsessed with discovering what was possible just by breathing.
This free medicine is available to everyone and it's Richie mission to remind the world how to breathe with purpose.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreathguy
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/richie-bostock-breath-guy-how-to-heal-yourself-by-breathing/
Website: https://www.thebreathguy.com/
Book: https://www.thebreathguy.com/book
Don't forget! As a listener of the breathing series on the Love @ First Science Podcast, you get 20% off everything on my website! Head on over to my website and use code 'PODCASTLOVE'
https://www.celestpereira.com/
My Socials:
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Website - https://www.celestpereira.com/

Jul 28, 2021 • 46min
Episode 3: Should Yogis do Ujjayi Breathing? with Matthew Shaw
Matthew and I take a deep dive into the Vocal Chords, an area of the body we place little to no attention to. We get into the nitty gritties of the Vocal Chord anatomy and physiology, unveiling the truths, misconceptions, and tips for Vocal Chord pathologies, especially as a result of constriction. Matthew shares his favorite strategies to notice and relax the vocal chord habitual constriction, the deeply intertwined connection between our emotions and the vocal chords, how the vocal chords affect our general well-being, and finally leaves you with his biggest takeaway message. Tune in to sing your hearts content, but efficiently, with Matthew!
0:45 - Mats background.
2:37 - Vocal chord function
5:43 - Pathology with vocal chords
11:50 - Why constriction is bad
16:33 - Effect of nodules from constrictions
19:02 - Strategies to relax vocal chord
29:39 - Differences between sounds
33:11 - Emotions & vocal chords
35:40 - An integrated system
39:18 - Biggest takeaway message
41:40 - More with mat
Check out Youtube for the visual version of my conversation with Matthew!
https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
More About Matthew Shaw:
Matthew Shaw has worked on West End Shows such as, Billy Elliot, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Evita, Buddy Holly and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. He has also been the vocal coach to top pop artists such as Rita Ora, Pixie Lott, The Saturdays, The Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Billy Ocean. His ability to get the most out of people's vocal talents have seen him support artists on TV shows like, The Voice. All in all, Matthew is an extremely knowledgable, down to earth person who can get anyone to hit that note.
Learn More With Matthew!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewshawshaw
Don't forget! As a listener of the breathing series on the Love @ First Science Podcast, you get 20% off everything on my website! Head on over to my website and use code 'PODCASTLOVE'
https://www.celestpereira.com/
My Socials:
Instagram - http://instagram.com/celestpereirayoga
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/celestpereirayoga
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
Website - https://www.celestpereira.com/

Jul 21, 2021 • 58min
Episode 2: Debunking Beliefs About Breathing with Patrick McKeown
Join Patrick McKweon, peak performance trainer, scientist, therapist, and author, and I as we dive into the fundamental concepts of how to breathe correctly, and why we should be breathing in a certain way These concepts are highly mis-understood in the general population and world of fitness. We touch on how nasal breathing relates to topics of sleep apnea, chronic exhaustion, anxiety, recovery, blood circulation, cognitive excellence, and the female menstrual cycle. Through these topics, Patrick provides the biochemical rationale behind training air hunger, CO2 tolerance, and vagus stimulation, providing strategies to help enhance oxygen utilization. We touch base on the core biomechanics and how nasal breathing relates to core synergy. Patrick dives into asthma and other inflammatory conditions, and how nasal breathing has profound anti-inflammatory effects in the body, Furthermore, Patrick describes breathing through exercise and its profound benefits. Through the body's ability to adapt, Patrick addresses how to breath train as a means of improving functional breathing patterns, or as a means providing acute stress. Finally, Patrick unveils the importance of nitric oxide, especially int he content of immune function, and the mouth breathing epidemic amongst children. Tune in to listen to Patrick talk into advancing your oxygen utilization.
Check out Youtube for the visual version of my conversation with Patrick!
https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
More About Patrick McKweon:
World- renowned author and breathing practitioner, Patrick McKeown, suffered from asthma and relied on an array of medicines and inhalers until he discovered the Buteyko Method at the age of 26, experiencing immediate relief from his symptoms. By applying the principals of the Buteyko Method, Patrick remains asthma-free since then, a feat that over 20 years of medication had failed to accomplish.
Among the eight books Patrick has written, two have consistently remained in the top ten best sellers on Amazon.com: ‘Close Your Mouth’ and ‘Asthma Free Naturally’. His latest book ‘The Oxygen Advantage®’ is based on 4 years of scientific research and tailors breathing exercises for anyone seeking to improve their fitness and sports performance.
Patrick is a contributor to the Royal Society of Biology in the UK, trains NFL, Soccer and GAA players in The Oxygen Advantage® Program, and delivers workshops and speaks at conferences worldwide.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oxygenadvantage
‘The Oxygen Advantage®’: https://oxygenadvantage.com/the-breathing-cure/
‘The Oxygen Advantage®’ Website: https://oxygenadvantage.com/
Buteyko Clinic Website: https://buteykoclinic.com/
Don't forget! As a listener of the breathing series on the Love @ First Science Podcast, you get 20% off everything on my website! Head on over to my website and use code 'PODCASTLOVE'
https://www.celestpereira.com/
My Socials:
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/celestpereirayoga
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
Website - https://www.celestpereira.com/

Jul 14, 2021 • 47min
Episode 1: How to Breathe to Save Your Life with James Nestor
James Nestor and I talk all about how breathing relates to anatomy and physiology. As an automatic and unconscious practice, we never really take the time to understand breathing and appreciate it, yet it is one of the most vital contributors to the efficacy of all the systems in our body and how well they work together. Fundementally, James Nestor talks into addressing the root cause, which in many cases is the breath, when approaching pathologies within the body. James Nestor briefly explains the mechanics of nasal breathing, its physiological effects, and the mis-directed conceptions around mouth breathing and performance!
We dive into over-breathing and the oxygen-carbon dioxide balance, the humility when having to decrease intensity to accomodate nasal breathing, and the evolutionary consequences of mouth breathing. Moreover, we discuss the root cause of snoring, Oropharyngeal exercises, the technique of mouth sleeping, mouth dryness, diseases from acidity in the mouth, and sobering up when hyperventilating. Using the fundamental concept of our brains trying to keep us alive, James hones in on adaptation and dives into deviated septums, jaw and palate development, teeth development nasal surgeries, allergies, and the close links between ADHD and sleep disorders. We hope to shift common binary perspectives around breathing into a more systemic perspective on the integrity within the body. Look better, breathe better, develop better by nasal breathing.
Check out Youtube for the visual version of my conversation with James!
https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
Learn More About James:
James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was released May 26, 2020 by Riverhead/Penguin Random House and was an instant New York Times and London Sunday Times bestseller. Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly--and how to get it back. Breath spent 18 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list in its first 11 months of release, and will be translated into more than 30 languages in 2021. Breath was awarded the Best General Nonfiction Book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Nestor has spoken at Stanford Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, the United Nations, Global Classroom, and appeared on more than 60 radio and television shows, including Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Joe Rogan Show, and more. He lives and breathes in San Francisco.
Instagram: instagram.com/mrjamesnestor
Facebook: facebook.com/mrjamesnestor
Website: Mrjamesnestor.com.
Don't forget! As a listener of the breathing series on the Love @ First Science Podcast, you get 20% off everything on my website! Head on over to my website and use code 'PODCASTLOVE'
https://www.celestpereira.com/
My Socials:
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/celestpereirayoga
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/celestpereirayoga
Website - https://www.celestpereira.com/

Jul 14, 2021 • 36sec
Welcome to the Love @ First Science Podcast!
Welcome to the Love @ First Science Podcast, a new podcast from Celest Pereira.
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