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Meet Robin Rothberg, a yoga therapist with over forty years of experience and a unique approach to breathing and wellness. Robin’s journey began with her own struggles with chronic pain and respiratory issues, leading her to explore beyond traditional yoga practices. With deep insights into the science of breathing, Robin emphasizes the importance of functional, nose-based breathing techniques, drawing from Buteyko methods to counteract the stress and health issues often exacerbated by conventional pranayama.

In her work, Robin integrates holistic and adaptive yoga principles that support individual needs and promote overall health. Her training with renowned breathing expert Patrick McKeown and her book, Restoring Prana, offer a fresh perspective on the role of breath in yoga, blending traditional teachings with modern scientific understanding. Robin’s mission is to empower yoga practitioners to transform their health by embracing a mindful, scientific approach to breathing. Join her as she explores the power of breath, the mind-body connection, and her journey to creating yoga practices that truly support wellness and vitality.

Dr. George Dallam holds the rank of Distinguished Professor in the School of Health Science and Human Movement at Colorado State University – Pueblo (CSUP). He has taught a wide variety of classes in exercise physiology, research and statistics, behaviour facilitation, sport psychology, kinesiology, biomechanics, management, exercise assessment and prescription, swimming, running and triathlon. He is past chair and an ongoing member of the CSUP Institutional Review Board, as well as being the longtime chair of the CSUP Faculty Compensation Committee.    He is also the former inaugural National Teams Coach for USA Triathlon and continued to work for many years with elite U.S. triathletes as a coach, advisor and consultant while at CSUP. Athletes coached directly by Dr. Dallam have included National Elite and Age Group Champions, Olympians, Pan American Games Medalists, World Age Group Champions and the top ranked male triathlete in the world in 2005-2006, Hunter Kemper.

Dr. Dallam has been involved in numerous research studies and the publication of their results at both CSUP and the USOC examining various aspects of triathlon performance and training, diabetes risk factor modification, and the effects of functional movement improvement on running . His primary research interest recently is focused on the capability of human beings to adapt to nasal only breathing during exercise as a way to improve both health and performance.

In this fascinating episode, George Dallam takes us on a journey that began in 2005, when frequent health issues pushed him to explore the unexpected benefits of nasal breathing. Over the course of six months, George transitioned to nasal breathing during exercise, resulting in remarkable improvements in his cycling and running performance, as well as a significant reduction in sinus infections.

Join us as George shares insights from groundbreaking studies that reveal how nasal breathing can reduce VO2 max by 10%, yet increase efficiency by helping athletes achieve 85% of their VO2 max at a lower ventilation rate. He also dives deep into the physiological benefits, from improved blood flow and cognitive function to reducing cardiac fibrosis.

But the path isn’t always smooth—George discusses the challenges athletes face when making the switch from mouth breathing to nasal breathing, and why gradual adaptation is key to avoiding hypoxia.

Whether you're an athlete or just curious about how breathing affects your health, this episode will leave you inspired to try nasal breathing for yourself. Plus, George shares practical tips like using nasal dilators and taping for better adherence.

Tune in to discover how something as simple as breathing through your nose could transform your performance and well-being!

Be sure to check out George's new book, Nasal Breathing Paradox During Exercise, at the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Nasal-Breathing-Paradox-During-Exercise/dp/B0D9LJVRVH

17 April 2024

Patrick was a guest on Virgin Radio's The Chris Evans Breakfast Show talking all things Nasal Breathing. A huge show to appear on as The Chris Evans Breakfast Show has 1,000,000 plus weekly listeners.

Check out the interview here!

Whilst in Las Vegas, Patrick McKeown met with Ultramarathon Runner and Barkley Marathon Winner, Ihor Verys.

One of Verys’ trademarks — a secret he’s honed during training — is his ability to breathe through his nose in everything but the most extreme efforts. It helps him regulate his exertion.

Verys who met Patrick recently for lunch in Las Vegas learned his secret breathing techniques from Patrick's book, The Oxygen Advantage. Verys now calls the book one of his ultrarunning bibles.

This is a must listen episode for all runners!

In this episode of the Oxygen Advantage Podcast, Patrick McKeown meets with Dr Declan Ryan, co-founder and ex-CEO of Ryanair

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In this episode of the Oxygen Advantage Podcast, Patrick McKeown chats to Seán Kinane of Health Matters on all things VO2 Max.

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Master Instructors Daniel Pålsson and Bryan Mirabella join host Patrick McKeown this week for the latest episode of the Oxygen Advantage® Podcast.

This week they discuss how nasal breathing can benefit those suffering with Trauma.

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“When the person’s mouth is open, their ability to digest life significantly reduces.”

On the latest episode of the Oxygen Advantage podcast, Patrick is joined by speaker, coach and renowned dental expert Dr. Sherry Sami.

She is a dual specialist in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics with a wide interest in the whole picture of physical and mental health.

Dr. Sami runs Happy Kids Dental Planet practice in Agora Hills California and counts Gwyneth Paltrow among the many influential people that have been through her doors over the years.

Sherry also works closely with her medical doctor husband Dr. Habib Sadeghi who runs the Be Hive of Healing Integrative Medical & Dental Center, also in Agora Hills.

Both are trained in psychology and Sherry has studied Patrick’s work on breathing for well over a decade. They have designed their practices to work closely with patients, offer a comprehensive look at physical and mental health, and show how our mind can affect our physical wellbeing.

The two also work together in their non-profit organization, the Love Button Global Movement. This organization found its origins in Dr. Sadeghi’s cancer diagnosis in the 90s when he started to wear a homemade Love Button “as a daily reminder that healing happens when you choose love”.

The organization aims “to support initiatives ranging from intimate local efforts to global programs that promote physical and mental health, nurture education and cultivate loving action”.

This is a great podcast for anyone interested in the strides many modern medical and dental professionals are making to change how they treat patients and the things they can do to improve healing for the body and mind.

Dr. Sami’s practice is Happy Kids Dental Planet. https://happykidsdentalplanet.com/.

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“If [companies] implement stress management… magical things can happen.”

Welcome back to the Oxygen Advantage® podcast. In the latest episode Patrick is joined by OA Master Instructor Lars Christian Larssen to speak about teaching breathing in the corporate environment and innovation in the ways in which companies deal with the stress and anxieties of their employees.

Lars is from Norway, just an hour outside Oslo and has spent years teaching functional breathing training in the corporate environment. He found his way to breathing when he was dealing with severe work stresses when he worked for a large Norwegian media company. Conflicts at work and the anxiety it caused was eating him up inside, disturbing his sleep and making his life incredibly stressful.

Working under a “great boss”, Lars’ company looked at Google’s famous 20% Innovation time, where engineers are encouraged to take 20% of their week to work on new projects that interest them. They allowed workers to spend 10% of their time on passion projects. Lars wanted to develop strategies for stress management and performance management in the workplace and the freedom at work allowed him to do this.

This is a great podcast for those interested in ways to combat stress in the working environment or innovative ways to look at human resource management in the modern workplace.

Lars can be reached via his Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/larssen1/.

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“The Foundation of Breathing is, it’s Good for Health, for Relaxation and Rebalancing.”

On the latest episode of the Oxygen Advantage® podcast Patrick and Daniel are delighted to welcome OA Master Instructor and Strength & Conditioning coach Leo Daniel Ryan.

Leo is a great example of one of Patrick’s success stories. Prior to learning Buteyko from Patrick, Leo was bedridden with asthma for six months, was on three inhalers, 14 courses of antibiotics and took 425 steroid tablets in that time.

Eighteen months later, medication and symptom free, he went back to sports and would go on to become a trainer and strength and conditioning coach which he continues to this day.

It was on his return to sport and more specifically running for the first time in seven years, that Leo decided to track his progress during a marathon with surprisingly good results when it came to his breathing efficiency.

With Leo Ryan’s own testing as a guide through breathing during athletic output of both aerobic and anaerobic, this is an in-depth podcast on the science of breathing and movement.

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