The breath can support us through the grieving process and it can hold us in our darkest moments. Sienna shares two personal stories from her own life and inspiring words from poets, health professionals, and scientists on how to move through grief in a holistic way. Learn about the 6 things that happen in the body during times of grief. Then empower yourself with the 6 things everyone can do to process, integrate and come out the other side. At the end of the podcast, Sienna takes you on a breathing journey through two transformative breath practices that can help.

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Sienna Smith C-IAYT, CAPP is the host of the Breathe Better Podcast, a Certified Yoga Therapist, shel holds a Professional Certificate in Positive Psychology from the Flourishing Center in NYC, and is a Registered Senior Yoga Alliance Teacher. Sienna’s been guiding people for over 20 years in holistic ways of improving health, upgrading mindset, decreasing pain in the body, and inspiring positive lifestyle choices. Sienna has supported thousands of students to successfully navigate life challenges using her signature Yoga Sessions, Breathing Programs, and personalized Wellness Coaching.

Inadequate sleep now affects more than 70 million US adults and the rate is even higher since the pandemic.  The added stress of the pandemic has made it more difficult to calm the mind to the point we can fall asleep and stay asleep.  In this episode, Sienna offers 9 key sleep tips including 6 lifestyle tips and 3 proven breathing techniques that will help to improve your sleep immediately. She also shares essential information on the science of sleep that will support you in implementing these tips and techniques successfully. At the end of the episode, She will guide you in two breath practices that help you to downshift into relaxation mode so you can fall asleep.  

Sienna Smith C-IAYT is a Certified Yoga Therapist and Teacher for 20 years. She is the creator of the Breathe Better Podcast and founder of Yoga Mountain Studio in Marin, CA for 13 years. www.SiennaSmith.com

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Science has proven that specific ways of breathing can reduce or eliminate anxiety, stress, and even panic disorders. In this episode, Sienna shares a time when she experienced a panic attack and how years later she discovered practices that helped her to overcome them. She also talks about the science of how stress, anxiety, and panic manifest in the body-mind and shares ways that you can help yourself move through these stressful states with more awareness and ease.

To live a more peaceful and happy life it is critical to learn the warning signs of anxiety and panic so you can catch them early. Sienna offers a two-step process to work with these states and learn how to be more in charge of your physical, emotional, and mental health. It is key to understand how the body works and to learn how to implement the appropriate breathing strategies that will help reduce or eliminate anxiety and panic.

This episode is part talk and part guided breath practice. Use the information and practices to inspire you to incorporate a daily breathing practice into your so you can build your Breathe Better muscle and feel more calm, clear, and centered.

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This practice episode includes a short introduction to a key breath practice called the Nasal Unblocking Technique developed by Konstantin Buteyko and furthered by Patrick McKeown in the Oxygen Advantage. Having clear and open nasal passages and airways is critical to proper breathing. This practice will help!

Listen to Episode #3 The Nose is King for information on how the nose functions and why it is key in breathing better.

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The diaphragm is the primary breathing muscle and in most people, it is weak, tight, locked, or dysfunctional and they rely instead on the upper chest, neck, and shoulders muscles to do breathe. This is not healthy and creates excess tension in the upper body. The primary breathing muscle, the diaphragm, is used as the main motor of proper breathing. This practice will help you become aware of your diaphragm and guide you in how to use it properly.

Sienna Smith C-IAYT is the creator of the Breathe Better Podcast and a Certified Yoga Therapist and Teacher for 20 years. Specializing in the science and practice of breathing, alignment-based yoga, and positive psychology. 

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Be guided in a sound science-based breath practice by Sienna! She designed these episodes to encourage, inspire, and support you in a daily breath practice. In this episode, connect to the power of the breath right now so you can find your home base and get calm, curious, and centered using this essential breathing practice. She walks you through step-by-step so you can start benefiting from Breathing Better right now.  

Sienna Smith C-IAYT is the creator of the Breathe Better Podcast and a Certified Yoga Therapist and Teacher for 20 years. Specializing in the science and practice of breathing, alignment-based yoga, and positive psychology. www.SiennaSmith.com 

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