I am delighted to have my dentist with me today, Dr. Larry Stanleigh. He is a trainer in the Mechanics of Breathing course and helps people get well, stay well, and live optimized lives. We work together regularly because, as a dentist, he can see that there’s a lot more going on in somebody’s health than simply what he sees in the mouth.

Very rarely do we think about the impact of breathing on our body, how it affects all of our body parts and how it can impact the way our body functions and the way the breath can come in. But as we learn to recognize what’s contributing to the way our body functions, changes can be made and our breathing can improve. The result is that it can have a profound impact on how you live.

We’re doing some twisting and movement to get a sense of the body movement and breathing before bringing them together and seeing what happens as you explore the relationship between the movement and breath.

When we really pay attention to the way we are breathing, we are able to connect back to the body, downregulate and get curious about what arises for us. When we recognize this, we become aware of things we weren’t otherwise aware of, and this can have a huge impact on our healing process.