Episode 5. Why you should care about breathing - Breath work, Wim Hoff, the harm of mouth breathing + more Eugene Koning

Welcome back to the Real Health Talk Podcast with Zak and Jordan.

Today's episode is our first guest episode with none other than the incredible Eugene Koning. Eugene is a breathwork practitioner who runs both breathwork and meditation at Saint Haven Private Wellness Club. He also runs the Eugene Koning podcast and is one of our best friends.

In this episode, we cover - why we should care about breathing, what good breathing looks like, what poor breathing looks like, Wim Hof, breathwork practices, and much more.

Key takeaways include:

Becoming aware of your breath

• Breathe with your nose
• Breathe light
• Breathe into the belly
• Follow the LSD method - Light, slow, deep

Build your breathwork toolbox with different breathwork techniques.

Products/Resources/People Mentioned:

• Othership
• Wim Hof
• Recovery mate nasal strips - zak20 for 20% off
• Laird Hamilton
• Yes Theory - Wim Hoff
• Waking up
• The breath house

You can find Eugene on Instagram @eugene_koning and check out his podcast at The Eugene Koning Podcast.

Stay connected with us, Jordan and Zak, on Instagram. You can find Jordan at @jordan_davey and Zak at @coachzakgoold. We're excited to engage with our community and hear your thoughts.

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Yours in the best of health.

(0:00) Intro
(4:36) Introduction to Eugene
(9:40) Why should you care about breathing
(15:22) Subconscious breathing vs conscious breathing
(22:40) Down regulating breath work
(24:00) Breathwork techniques with Eugene
(30:00) The average person isn’t breathing correctly
(33:40) Eugene’s breath journey
(38:51) Finding Wim Hof
(44:50) Guided Wim Hof with Eugene
(50:20) Build a breathing technique toolkit
(55:30) Meditation
(59:00) Spiritual breathwork
(1:04:00) Functional breath work
(1:05:01) Working on improving your breathwork
(1:06:40) Hypoxic training
(1:15:00) Poor vs good breathing habits
(1:18:50) Breathing to brace your core
(1:24:15) The harm of mouth breathing
(1:28:20) Using the breath to improve mental health
(1:30:40) The levels of breathing
(1:33:37) Othership and breathwork techniques
(1:35:25) The diaphragm
(1:37:31) Level 3 & 4
(1:40:45) What a good day of breathing looks like
(1:45:47) The exploratory side of breathing
(1:53:23) Surrounding yourself with people who want the best for you
(2:00:00) Outro

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