Dhru Purohit Show
Happy Place
HIListically Speaking with Hilary Russo
Live Life Better with Scott Eastwood
P.S. Younger Self
The Jason Marc Campbell Business Podcast

Breathwork for Beginners

9 episodes

Nasal breathing, Wim Hof, box breathing, and cyclic sighing — techniques and the science behind them.

Nasal breathing, Wim Hof, box breathing, and cyclic sighing — techniques and the science behind them.

Episodes

1
Dhru Purohit Show
How to Use Cold Therapy and Breathwork to Prevent Disease and Stagnation with Wim Hof
Dhru Purohit Show Wim Hof 2023-06-26

Dhru Purohit interviews Wim Hof about how modern comfort-driven lifestyles create biochemical stagnation and disease. Wim explains that stress in all its forms (physical, emotio...

2
Happy Place
Wim Hof
Happy Place Wim Hof 2020-10-05

Fearne Cotton interviews Wim Hof about cold therapy, breathwork, and his philosophy of being happy, strong, and healthy. Wim shares the dramatic story of his birth as an unexpec...

3
HIListically Speaking with Hilary Russo
Ep64 - Niraj Naik: The Healing Power of Breath Work
HIListically Speaking with Hilary Russo Niraj Naik 2021-11-18

Hilary Russo interviews Niraj Naik about his transformation from a soul-crushing seven-year career as a pharmacist to founding SOMA Breath. Niraj shares his dramatic origin stor...

4
Live Life Better with Scott Eastwood
Wim Hof
Live Life Better with Scott Eastwood Wim Hof 2018-07-03

Scott Eastwood interviews Wim Hof about his life story, his method, and the science behind cold exposure and breathwork. Wim recounts his traumatic birth as an unexpected twin, ...

5
P.S. Younger Self
Live Longer with Conscious (SOMA) Breathwork
P.S. Younger Self Niraj Naik 2022-05-23

Kris interviews Niraj Naik about the science of conscious breathwork and the SOMA Breath system. Niraj explains why automatic breathing is actually the problem, as the reptilian...

6
The Jason Marc Campbell Business Podcast
Soma Breath’s Journey to Success - Niraj Naik
The Jason Marc Campbell Business Podcast Niraj Naik 2025-07-14

Niraj Naik, founder of SOMA Breath and known as "The Renegade Pharmacist," joins Jason Marc Campbell to discuss his journey from community pharmacist to breathwork entrepreneur....

7
Huberman Lab
Essentials: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. Jack Feldman
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2025-11-13

Slow, controlled breathing directly reduces anxiety by activating specific neural pathways - this isn't placebo, it's brain circuitry. Box breathing and diaphragmatic techniques...

8
The Tim Ferriss Show
James Nestor — Breathing Protocols to Reboot Your Health
The Tim Ferriss Show James Nestor 2025-09-30

James Nestor, author of the bestseller "Breath," shares breathing protocols for fixing sleep and boosting performance. Covers Tummo breathing, the Wim Hof method (with warnings)...

9
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Wim Hof ON: The One Simple Method To Improve Your Focus, Strength and Confidence
On Purpose with Jay Shetty Wim Hof 2020-11-16

Jay Shetty interviews Wim Hof about the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science behind the Wim Hof Method. Wim shares stories from the Upanishads and Mahabharata to il...

Related Research

Effects of Nasal and Oral Breathing on Respiratory Muscle and Brain Function: A Review.
Bayrak Ö, Polastri M, Pehlivan E (2025)
Nasal breathing activates more brain regions during cognitive tasks (15 vs 10 areas), enhances default mode network connectivity, and produces more efficient diaphragmatic breathing compared to oral breathing.
Cyclic sighing in the clinic waiting room may decrease pain: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Hanley AW, Davis A, Worts P, et al. (2025)
A 4-minute cyclic sighing exercise significantly reduced both pain unpleasantness and pain intensity in orthopedic clinic patients compared to a control condition.
Does the Wim Hof Method have a beneficial impact on physiological and psychological outcomes in healthy and non-healthy participants? A systematic review.
Almahayni O, Hammond L (2024)
Systematic review of 8 trials found the Wim Hof Method may reduce inflammation by increasing epinephrine and IL-10 while decreasing pro-inflammatory cytokines, but evidence remains limited
Mouth Closure and Airflow in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
Yang H, Huyett P, Wang T, et al. (2024)
Mouth closure (via lip taping) during sleep reduced oral airflow and AHI in a subset of OSA patients, particularly those with higher baseline oral breathing.
Breathing Practices for Stress and Anxiety Reduction: Conceptual Framework of Implementation Guidelines Based on a Systematic Review of the Published Literature.
Bentley TGK, D'Andrea-Penna G, Rakic M, et al. (2023)
Across 58 studies, slow-paced breathing techniques (4-10 breaths/min) were effective for stress and anxiety reduction in 81% of studies, with sessions of 10-20 minutes showing the strongest results.
Carbon dioxide tolerance and chemoreceptor sensitivity: Implications for breathing training
Courtney R (2020)
CO2 tolerance is trainable and improvements correlate with reduced dysfunctional breathing symptoms and better stress resilience.