Patrick McKeown and James Nestor meet face-to-face for the first time to discuss the science of breathing, functional breathing methods, and how nasal breathing transforms sleep, health, and well-being.After years of correspondence—Zoom calls, Instagram Lives, emails, voice notes—they finally sit down together. What was meant to be one episode ran long. They kept talking well into dinner.TOPICS COVERED:Functional breathing methods • CO2 physiology • Nasal breathing vs. mouth breathing • Sleep apnea and sleep quality • Scoliosis and postural breathing • Dental health and oral development • Why doctors overlook breathing instruction • Documentary series launching spring 2027WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/npGKGtwsTuc?si=CBNnwH6B6CrWpD-W

Patrick McKeown and James Nestor meet face-to-face for the first time to discuss the science of breathing, functional breathing methods, and how nasal breathing transforms sleep, health, and well-being. After years of correspondence—Zoom calls, Instagram Lives, emails, voice notes—they finally sit down together. What was meant to be one episode ran long. They kept talking well into dinner. TOPICS COVERED: Functional breathing methods • CO2 physiology • Nasal breathing vs. mouth breathing • Sleep apnea and sleep quality • Scoliosis and postural breathing • Dental health and oral development • Why doctors overlook breathing instruction • Documentary series launching spring 2027 WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/npGKGtwsTuc?si=CBNnwH6B6CrWpD-W

Patrick McKeown & James Nestor: The Power of Breath

Discover how modern life is radically reshaping the way we breathe. In this in‑depth conversation, Patrick McKeown (Oxygen Advantage) and Tom Myers (Anatomy Trains) explore the hidden links between our environment, posture, jaws, emotions, and breathing patterns. You’ll learn: - Why we’ve “made a zoo and now live in it” – and how tech, sitting, and urban living drive anxiety and dysfunctional breathing - How our genes, lifestyle, and domestication have literally narrowed our faces, jaws, and airways - The crucial difference between nasal vs mouth breathing for sleep, concentration, child development, and long‑term health - What the diaphragm really does (beyond the usual “belly breathing” story) and how tensegrity explains rib cage mechanics - Why so many children mouth breathe, snore, and struggle with attention – and what can be done to help them early - Practical, anatomy‑based insights into opening the nose, improving airway function, and restoring more natural breathing patterns If you’re interested in breathing, sleep, posture, airway health, fascia, or human performance, this episode offers a rare blend of deep anatomy and practical breathing wisdom. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Tom Myers’ background 3:30 “We made a zoo and now we live in it” – modern life & anxiety 6:40 Genes, laziness, and why our world lets us stop moving 8:10 Domestication, shrinking jaws & narrowing airways 10:00 Mouth breathing, sleep apnea & childhood development 15:00 Conscious vs unconscious breathing, sea mammals & humans 20:00 Tensegrity, rib cage mechanics & the diaphragm as a piston 31:00 Nasal vs mouth breathing, palate shape & deviated septum 40:00 Non‑surgical ways to help open the airway 45:00 Where breathing education needs to go next #OxygenAdvantage #PatrickMcKeown #TomMyers #AnatomyTrains #Breathing #Breathwork #NasalBreathing #MouthBreathing #SleepApnea #AirwayHealth #Posture #Anxiety #Fascia #Diaphragm #HumanPerformance #FunctionalBreathing #HolisticHealth #buteykobreathing #buteykomethod

Discover how modern life is radically reshaping the way we breathe. In this in‑depth conversation, Patrick McKeown (Oxygen Advantage) and Tom Myers (Anatomy Trains) explore the hidden links between our environment, posture, jaws, emotions, and breathing patterns. You’ll learn: - Why we’ve “made a zoo and now live in it” – and how tech, sitting, and urban living drive anxiety and dysfunctional breathing - How our genes, lifestyle, and domestication have literally narrowed our faces, jaws, and airways - The crucial difference between nasal vs mouth breathing for sleep, concentration, child development, and long‑term health - What the diaphragm really does (beyond the usual “belly breathing” story) and how tensegrity explains rib cage mechanics - Why so many children mouth breathe, snore, and struggle with attention – and what can be done to help them early - Practical, anatomy‑based insights into opening the nose, improving airway function, and restoring more natural breathing patterns If you’re interested in breathing, sleep, posture, airway health, fascia, or human performance, this episode offers a rare blend of deep anatomy and practical breathing wisdom. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Tom Myers’ background 3:30 “We made a zoo and now we live in it” – modern life & anxiety 6:40 Genes, laziness, and why our world lets us stop moving 8:10 Domestication, shrinking jaws & narrowing airways 10:00 Mouth breathing, sleep apnea & childhood development 15:00 Conscious vs unconscious breathing, sea mammals & humans 20:00 Tensegrity, rib cage mechanics & the diaphragm as a piston 31:00 Nasal vs mouth breathing, palate shape & deviated septum 40:00 Non‑surgical ways to help open the airway 45:00 Where breathing education needs to go next #OxygenAdvantage #PatrickMcKeown #TomMyers #AnatomyTrains #Breathing #Breathwork #NasalBreathing #MouthBreathing #SleepApnea #AirwayHealth #Posture #Anxiety #Fascia #Diaphragm #HumanPerformance #FunctionalBreathing #HolisticHealth #buteykobreathing #buteykomethod

Discover how modern life is radically reshaping the way we breathe. In this in‑depth conversation, Patrick McKeown (Oxygen Advantage) and Tom Myers (Anatomy Trains) explore the hidden links between our environment, posture, jaws, emotions, and breathing patterns. You’ll learn: - Why we’ve “made a zoo and now live in it” – and how tech, sitting, and urban living drive anxiety and dysfunctional breathing - How our genes, lifestyle, and domestication have literally narrowed our faces, jaws, and airways - The crucial difference between nasal vs mouth breathing for sleep, concentration, child development, and long‑term health - What the diaphragm really does (beyond the usual “belly breathing” story) and how tensegrity explains rib cage mechanics - Why so many children mouth breathe, snore, and struggle with attention – and what can be done to help them early - Practical, anatomy‑based insights into opening the nose, improving airway function, and restoring more natural breathing patterns If you’re interested in breathing, sleep, posture, airway health, fascia, or human performance, this episode offers a rare blend of deep anatomy and practical breathing wisdom. Chapters: 0:00 Intro &amp; Tom Myers’ background 3:30 “We made a zoo and now we live in it” – modern life &amp; anxiety 6:40 Genes, laziness, and why our world lets us stop moving 8:10 Domestication, shrinking jaws &amp; narrowing airways 10:00 Mouth breathing, sleep apnea &amp; childhood development 15:00 Conscious vs unconscious breathing, sea mammals &amp; humans 20:00 Tensegrity, rib cage mechanics &amp; the diaphragm as a piston 31:00 Nasal vs mouth breathing, palate shape &amp; deviated septum 40:00 Non‑surgical ways to help open the airway 45:00 Where breathing education needs to go next #OxygenAdvantage #PatrickMcKeown #TomMyers #AnatomyTrains #Breathing #Breathwork #NasalBreathing #MouthBreathing #SleepApnea #AirwayHealth #Posture #Anxiety #Fascia #Diaphragm #HumanPerformance #FunctionalBreathing #HolisticHealth #buteykobreathing #buteykomethod

The Anatomy of Functional Breathing | Patrick McKeown & Tom Myers

In this episode of Invincible Breathing with Patrick McKeown, the leader in the wellness industry and independent consultant on the Global Wellness Summit advisory board, Anna Bjurstam, tells us her experience working with medical doctors and wellness during the last 20 years and how the wellness industry has evolved.

In this episode of Invincible Breathing with Patrick McKeown, the leader in the wellness industry and independent consultant on the Global Wellness Summit advisory board, Anna Bjurstam, tells us her experience working with medical doctors and wellness during the last 20 years and how the wellness industry has evolved.

A Breathtaking Conversation with Wellness Industry Leader Anna Bjurstam

In the first episode of the Oxygen Advantage podcast, Patrick McKeown and Daniel Palsson are joined in conversation with Krav-Maga expert, Master StrongFirst Instructor, and Oxygen Advantage Advanced Instructor, Peter Lakatos. He tells them of his experience training professional athletes and how breathing is essential to get the best results from functional movement.

In the first episode of the Oxygen Advantage podcast, Patrick McKeown and Daniel Palsson are joined in conversation with Krav-Maga expert, Master StrongFirst Instructor, and Oxygen Advantage Advanced Instructor, Peter Lakatos. He tells them of his experience training professional athletes and how breathing is essential to get the best results from functional movement.

Peter Lakatos - Can You Have Functional Movement Without Having Functional Breathing?

Join Oxygen Advantage creator Patrick McKeown as he talks to breathwork experts, high-achievers, elite athletes, biohackers, yogis and doctors. Learn the science behind Invincible Breathing, and how you can apply simple breathing exercises to optimize physical and mental health, brainpower and sports performance. Get inspired. Get the Oxygen Advantage.

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