Walking Our Path - With Kasper van der Meulen

Are you tired of feeling groggy and unfocused after lunch, even when you've eaten a healthy meal? In this video, I'll reveal a simple breathing life hack that can help you beat the post-lunch slump and boost your afternoon energy. As a breathing facilitator, my goal is to help people live better with breath as the ultimate tool for achieving the results they want in life.

In this video, I'll share the science behind why we experience these energy crashes and how the power of breath can help us overcome them. Join me as I discuss the roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and how they affect our energy levels throughout the day. I'll demonstrate a few easy-to-follow breathing techniques that you can incorporate into your daily routine to help you transition into a parasympathetic state for better digestion and increased energy. Give this method a try and see the difference it can make in your life! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more tips and techniques to live better with the power of breath.

In this episode, I share some insights on the common mistake of chasing numbers when practicing and teaching breath work. While there are measurements that can be used to quantify breath, such as retention time and CO2 tolerance, the downside is that people often turn these numbers into goals and start chasing them. This can lead to neglecting the present moment experience and focusing solely on reaching a certain number, which is not the point of a breathing practice.

I explain the difference between goal orientation and process orientation and how it relates to breath work. Instead of using these numbers as goals, they can be used as in-the-moment measurements to help build a stronger relationship with the body and understand how various lifestyle factors can influence breath. By following the numbers inside the body, we can gain a deeper understanding of how breath influences every part of our life and start to move towards mastery.

In this episode, I talk about the most common mistakes people make in breathwork, specifically focusing on the dangerous habit of chasing the high. I share my experience and knowledge on how practicing breathwork solely to achieve this intense state can actually be detrimental to your health in the long run. I explain how hyperventilation and intense breathing can be a shortcut to experiencing a mind-blowing sensation, but it can dysregulate your breathing, weaken your resilience to stress, and cause negative effects. Instead, I suggest seeking out calmer, more subtle breathing practices that allow you to get deeper into your body and reach even more profound states.

Join me in this episode to learn about the downsides of chasing the high and discover other ways to achieve strong and intense breathwork experiences.

In this episode, I discuss why you should stop trying to breathe better and instead focus on living better. As a breathing coach, I have come across many individuals who seek to improve their breathing, but what they truly want is to live a better life. So, I explain how we can use breathwork as a tool to help us live better and achieve our goals.

I go on to talk about the importance of understanding our core values and how we can align our breathwork practice with those values. I also share some real-life examples of how breathwork can help individuals overcome emotional inhibitions, resolve old traumas, and improve their overall quality of life. If you're interested in optimizing your breathwork practice and using it as a tool to live a more fulfilling life, then this video is for you.

In this episode, I discuss one of my favorite practices for self-evolution, which I call "microdosing death." This practice involves creating little moments throughout the day that remind you of the finite nature of life. For some people, the thought of death can be depressing and create a lot of suffering. But if fear of death is a big thing for you, as it used to be for me, this practice can help you gain clarity on what is most important in your life.

By consciously reminding yourself of your impending death, you can gain a sharper focus on the things that are most important to you and start to live each day with more intensity and awareness. It can help you align your actions with your true purpose and make the most of the time you have. I offer different timeframes for reflection, such as what if today were my last day or what if I had 100 years left to live. I also suggest incorporating the breath as a way to create mini-moments of remembering the fragility of life. If you have any experience with this practice or questions, please leave a comment below.

Hey there! In this episode, I dive into the world of conscious breathing and how it can make us better parents. As a father of two, I understand the challenges that come with being a parent, but also the incredible rewards. By learning to relate to our parenting in a different way and having more respect for our own nervous system, we can become better role models for our children. Breathwork is a powerful tool that can give us access to our subconscious and help us regulate our emotions in difficult parenting situations. By using simple breathing techniques, we can downregulate ourselves and invite our children to co-regulate with us, ultimately leading to a more harmonious and healthy relationship. In this video, I share my own experience with breathwork and offer practical tips for incorporating it into your parenting toolkit.

Do you struggle with stress and anxiety? In this video, I'll show you how to use your breath to lower your levels of stress and anxiety. When we feel anxious or stressed, we tend to experience it mainly in our head with rampant thoughts, projecting into the future and worrying. However, anxiety also manifests itself as a physical sensation in our body. To hack into anxiety with your breath, you need to become aware of it and turn towards it. Don't try to numb or run away from it. Instead, turn towards your body, look inward, and ask yourself, "What state am I in?" When you notice your anxiety creeping up, start controlling your exhale by inhaling through your nose and slowly exhaling through pursed lips. Lengthening your exhale can stimulate your vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps your body to recover, relax and rest. By controlling your inhale and exhale, you'll start to gain control over your anxiety and stress. The simple exercise of lengthening your exhale can take just a few minutes but can be incredibly effective in helping you feel less anxious and more in control. So, the next time you feel stressed or anxious, take a deep breath and start to control your exhale.

In this episode, I share my thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity. As AI technology advances and takes over many tasks that humans once did, it begs the question of what makes us truly human. While AI may be better than us at many things, it can never replace true human connection and imperfection.

I discuss how the rise of AI may actually lead us to explore new dimensions of human consciousness and evolve our capacity for the heart, spirit, and energetic systems. Instead of focusing solely on productivity, we can start to look at other aspects of being human that AI cannot replicate.

If you're interested in exploring the future of AI and what it means for humanity, then give this video a watch. Don't forget to like and leave a comment with your thoughts on the topic.

Hello friend, this is Kasper. Welcome to another episode of my podcast. If you've been listening to this podcast you may be used to episodes where I go on a walk and I talk about all kinds of things that I care about and that I've learned and I invite you to walk with me. Now, I have recently decided to take a pause from that particular forum of creating this content and to focus my attention of youtube because it is simply a very powerful way to reach lots and lots of people.

However, on popular demand, I have decided to take the audio from these longer youtube talks that I'm doing and also post them to this podcast channel. So just so you know, what you are about to hear is an episode from my youtube channel that is posted here to this podcast.

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