Essentials: Breathe

Episode 2 of the You Gotta Try This! podcast, hosted by Katherine Sikma Wadsworth, titled "Essentials: Breathe" was published on September 3, 2024 and runs 60 minutes.

September 3, 2024 ·60m · You Gotta Try This!

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Summary

This season, we’re focusing on essentials: basic things that make life more livable. Today’s episode is all about breath. Today you’ll learn how changing the way you breathe can help you balance your nervous system, improve your immune system, sleep better, lower your blood pressure, and even live longer. I’m going to tell you about two easy practices you can do right now that will help you breathe better. I have an expert guest, breath work practitioner Nicole Rager, who will tell us about different breath techniques you can experiment with. You can check out her website here. Check out Nicole’s videos on YouTube! You can find Breath by James Nestor, the book I recommended, in our Bookshop. Thanks to Nicole for sharing her expertise, and to my editor, Belle Battista. Remember to email us with your delights: [email protected] Followthe show on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos of different breath techniques you can experiment with, and let us know if you try them! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to my podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app. Leave us a review Ratings and reviews from listeners are extremely valuable to me and greatly appreciated. They help my podcast rank higher, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

Episode Description

This season, we’re focusing on essentials: basic things that make life more livable. Today’s episode is all about breath.

Today you’ll learn how changing the way you breathe can help you balance your nervous system, improve your immune system, sleep better, lower your blood pressure, and even live longer. I’m going to tell you about two easy practices you can do right now that will help you breathe better. I have an expert guest, breath work practitioner Nicole Rager, who will tell us about different breath techniques you can experiment with. You can check out her website here.

Check out Nicole’s videos on YouTube!

You can find Breath by James Nestor, the book I recommended, in our Bookshop.

Thanks to Nicole for sharing her expertise, and to my editor, Belle Battista.

Remember to email us with your delights: [email protected]

Followthe show on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos of different breath techniques you can experiment with, and let us know if you try them!

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening to my podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Subscribe to the podcast

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.

Leave us a review

Ratings and reviews from listeners are extremely valuable to me and greatly appreciated. They help my podcast rank higher, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.