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Josh Trent on Wellness and Breathwork Practices

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Josh Trent is the Founder of Wellness Force Media, host of the Wellness Force Podcast and the creator of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program  Josh has spent the past 19+ years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world.  The Wellness Force Mission  is to help humans heal mental, emotional and physical health through podcasts, programs, and a global community that believe in optimizing our potential to live life well.

In this episode, Eric and Josh Trent discuss how to implement his powerful wellness and breathwork practices.

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Josh Trent and I Discuss Wellness and Breathwork Practices and...

  • His personal story that led to creating Wellness Force podcast and business.
  • The important scientific and spiritual aspects of breathwork
  • Box breathing and circular breathing 
  • How breath is the autonomic lever that we can pull for modulating stress
  • Understanding the default mode network and how it can be deemed good or bad
  • The 3 phases of breathwork
  • Acute breathing practice is when you're stressed or reactive
  • Proactive or meditative breathing is what allows long term changes over time (neuroplasticity)
  • Catharsis breathing is a deeper level that requires training
  • The importance of breathing horizontally (expanding your diaphragm) and not vertically
  • Beginning a breathwork practice requires you to start where you are without judging yourself
  • The difference between breathwork and meditation
  • How breathwork primes your nervous system and is your best ally for meditation
  • Investigating the inner critic by becoming curious rather than judging it
  • The balancing of our awareness and lack of awareness
  • Learning to bridge the gap between knowing and doing
  • His emotional inventory practice

    • Josh Trent Links:

    Josh's Website and Breathwork Program

    Instagram

    Twitter

    Facebook

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