Season 6, Episode 2: The Power of Breathwork with Stuart Sandeman.

“ You practise this, you fall asleep in 60 seconds. It's a very bold statement and it’s all anecdotal, very happy sleep. Happy anecdotal references, but breathing into your nose for a count of four, using your diaphragm so your belly rises. Hold for seven and breathe out through your mouth for eight. That out breath, that long out breath, double the length of your inhale. Flicks the off switch.”

Expert in breathwork, Stuart Sandeman, joins Caggie in this weeks episode to unlock the power of breathing.

Stuart, a Sunday Times best-selling author and the founder of Breathpod, had a powerful and profound experience during an exploratory breathwork class which led him to consistent practice and an understanding of the power, science and health benefits that mindful breathing offers.

This episode sees Stuart and Caggie explore why we are no longer breathing efficiently, how emotions are controlled and can be eased with breath, the effects mindful breathing has on our somatic nervous systems, patterns and techniques we can adopt to fall asleep quickly as well as why practice allows space to confront and cope with grief and anxiety.

Other topics covered include the power of breath and speech, the alchemy of emotion and breath, stress responses and how our identities, personality traits and moods are directly linked to how we breathe.