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How To Reduce Stress And Anxiety Through Breathwork with Ryan Dambach


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Could the way that you breathe actually reduce (or exacerbate) your stress? What if a few simple habits could make you feel more at ease, less stressed, and more present? 

Our guest this week is Ryan Dambach: Ryan is a former professional baseball player and currently works as a mental conditioning coach and professional hitting consultant in Orange County, California. He also works with individual athletes, teams, and businesses to develop 5 mental skills to maximize their potential.

Listen in to hear more about the breathing techniques Ryan teaches top-level athletes, the link between our physiology and psychology, and how to use our bodies to ease our minds.

What You Will Learn: 

2:17: Ryan talks about his background in baseball and his interest in human performance. 

5:00: The power of rest, and how “outworking everybody” isn’t always what makes a person’s performance better

7:40: The link between physiology and psychology, and how to use breathwork for managing both our automatic nervous systems and our mindsets

9:34: What “transitional breathing” is, and how it can help you move throughout your day

10:29: The problem with mouth breathing, and why it’s causing you stress 

14:17: Ryan describes the 5 mental skills we need in order to stay more present.

17:51: The importance of taking a long-term view when it comes to accomplishing goals

20:30: The power of the little things in your day-to-day as far as getting to where you want to go

21:05: Ryan talks about the journaling techniques he teaches his clients that can help you determine how you want to feel. 

24:29: What Ryan tells his clients when they lose a game or have seemingly “failed” in some way, and how he encourages them to redefine success

27:42: The perception of failure, and how it can lead to us finding something far greater than we’d imagined

29:40: Ryan talks about the power of following your own curiosity and understanding what brings you joy.

Relevant Links: 

  • Visit Ryan’s website: https://ryandambachbaseball.com/
  • Follow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_dambach_hitting/
  • Free Soulcation Daily Planning Page: https://www.melodymiles.com/daily-planning-page
  • Follow Mel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcationmel/
  • Purchase the Soulcation Planner: https://www.melodymiles.com/soulcation-planner
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