E59: Healing Anxiety Through Breathwork and Ancestral Living, W/Ryan Carroll

Ryan is a breath and ancestral lifestyle coach who has developed programs through his life experiences and self experiments that have helped hundreds of people control anxiety, regulate their nervous system on demand, breathe more efficiently, lose weight, move better and heal injuries and metrics they had lost hope on healing. Join Ryan's FREE BreathX community: Click here!Ryan's IG: Click here!On today's episode:Underwater Torpedo LeagueRyan’s Personal Growth Journey:Breathwork has been pivotal for Ryan, helping him regulate his nervous system and bringing a new sense of calm and stillness to his body and mind, especially valuable given his past with anxiety.Engaging in challenging activities like breath-hold practice or CrossFit teaches self-regulation under stress.It's crucial to balance modern living with biological needs through breathwork, nature, community, proper nutrition, and effective stress management.Ryan’s Take on 75HardBreath Holds: Improving CO2 tolerance enhances stress resilience, emotional resilience, and presence.Lung Capacity/Volume & Thorax Mobility: Focus on increasing lung capacity and mobility of the thorax.Anger and Emotional Repression:Ryan has worked over the past decade to address anger and emotional repression, learning to express himself in ways that don’t damage relationships.Being aware of physical sensations related to stress or anger can guide how to address and express these emotions.Breathwork can be useful for addressing and healing childhood trauma.It's important to maintain structure outside of relationships, including community and activities that fulfill you.Ryan’s Move to Costa Rica:Breathwork Exercises to Try at Home:Exhale Suspension Exercise: 1hr15sInitial target: 45 secondsAim for 60-80 secondsMax Exhale Exercise: 1hr22sInitial target: 45 secondsAim for 60-80 secondsAND MORE!Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a review and pass the episode on to anyone who may get value out of it! That is how we spread the word!Let's Connect!My InstagramRooted Co Website