Welcome to Distracted with Angela Lockwood.
Practical brain-boosting strategies, expert insights, and real-life stories to help busy brains thrive in the age of distraction.
Welcome to 'Distracted with Angela Lockwood', the podcast where practical meets purposeful in the pursuit of focus mastery.
Angela invites you to join her to explore brain-boosting strategies, gain insights from experts, and be inspired by real-life stories of people who navigate a noisy world. Whether you are a busy executive, business owner, parent or student, distraction stops us from living the life we choose.
It’s time to explore the age of distraction and learn the art of focus with Angela and her guest experts.
Ready to reclaim your focus? Visit www.angelalockwood.com.au to connect with Angela and learn how you can thrive in the age of distraction.
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82:Â Finding Calm Through Your Breath
In this episode of Distracted, Angela Lockwood speaks with Angie Saunders, founder of Breathe Me and the O2 Collective, about the significance of breath in our daily lives. They explore how breathing affects our well-being, the importance of teaching breathing techniques to children, and practical strategies for managing stress through breath work. Angie emphasises the role of the vagus nerve and how breath can be a tool for emotional regulation and state change vital skills to help us in a fast-paced and often stressful life. The conversation highlights the need for awareness and control of our breathing patterns to improve mental clarity and overall health. This is an important episode to listen to if you feel the pressure of overwhelm in your body and want a simple way to overcome chronic stress.
By listening to the episode you will learn;
👉 How stress affects our breathing patterns, leading to physical and mental health implications.
👉 How to use your breath to change your mental and physical state even in heightened moments.
👉 Ways to teach children important regulation strategies.
👉 The skill of reflexive breathing.
👉 Co-regulation strategies for better relationships.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Power of Breath
01:55 Understanding the Importance of Breathing
06:05 Breath Holding and Its Effects
09:49 Breathing Techniques for Stress Relief
14:01 Breathing with Children: Techniques and Games
18:01 The Role of the Vagus Nerve in Breathing
21:57 Breath as a Tool for State Change
26:05 Recognising Signs of Breath Imbalance
29:45 Practical Steps for Breath Control
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Connect with Angie Saunders
Learn more about Angie Saunders at: www.breatheme.com and www.o2collective.com
Instagram: Breathe Me and O2 Collective
Facebook: Breathe Me and O2 Collective
Linked In: Breathe MeÂ