#12: Dr. Richard Brown, Co-Creator of Breath Body Mind, on How Ancient Breathing Techniques Can Heal Trauma, Optimize Health, and Create Joy

Send us Fan MailFor thousands of years  breathing has been used to heal trauma, optimize health, and build connection.  Dr. Richard Brown has spent his life mastering these techniques, and is also an expert in integrative psychiatry, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia.  He has co-authored over 100 scientific articles, chapters, and award winning books on applying these techniques to heal anxiety, trauma, and optimize health.  Together with his wife, Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, he has co-created the Breath-Body-Mind organization, which trains health care providers in using breathing techniques to heal health workers and trauma survivors all over the world, including places like Ukraine, Rawanda, Sudan, and Turkey.  In this episode you will learn how childhood bullying led him to pursue martial arts, and learn techniques that we all can use to heal, optimize health, and find joy.For more information visit:www.Breath-Body-Mind.com andwww.breathbodymindfoundation.org.Timestamps00:00:18 - Breath Techniques With Dr. Brown00:14:06 - Martial Arts Journey Through Life00:27:06 - Breathing Techniques in Spiritual Practices00:41:18 - Global Healing Through Breath Practices00:55:14 - Optimizing Breathing Techniques for Wellness01:08:58 - Global Impact of Breath Practices01:15:53 - Transformative Power of Breathing Practices01:21:09 - Healing Trauma Through Breathing Techniques01:27:49 - Exploring Breath Practices and Global ImpactProduced by Dirk Winter and Violet ChernoffTheme Music by The Thrashing Skumz