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Stig Severinsen is a four-time freediving world champion, PhD in medicine, and the founder of Breatheology, a science-backed method for mastering your breath to control stress, boost performance, and transform your health.
In this episode, Stig sits down with me to share how breathwork can reset your nervous system, sharpen your focus, and unlock a sense of calm in any situation. From overcoming childhood asthma to swimming under ice for over 500 feet, Stig reveals how learning to breathe differently changed his life, and how it can change yours too.
Expect to learn:
Why how you breathe is how you feel—and how to rewire both
The science behind slow exhales, nitric oxide, and emotional control
How breath influences your sleep, focus, mood, and resilience
The 4 phases of conscious breathing—and how to train them
Why we’re overbreathing and underliving in modern life
How to use your breath as a built-in reset for daily stress
And why breathwork belongs in every school, clinic, and home
⏱ Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Intro: Training the Royal Air Force and Navy SEALs
00:03:30 – Childhood fears, adventure stories, and why breath is primal
00:07:00 – How dinosaurs, diving, and asthma shaped Stig’s mission
00:10:30 – Learning to breathe differently: the shift that changed everything
00:14:00 – Breath rituals, gratitude, and daily nervous system resets
00:17:31 – Coaching young people: courage, calm, and confidence
00:21:01 – Nitric oxide, nasal breathing, and your body’s natural filters
00:24:31 – The 4 phases of breath and how to master them
00:28:01 – Breath and charisma: how calm shapes relationships
00:31:31 – Athletic performance and delaying fatigue through breathing
00:35:02 – Using tools and tech to track your breathing
00:38:32 – Breathwork in schools: mental health and emotional safety
00:42:02 – Mirroring, emotion, and the unseen power of breath
00:45:32 – Why modern life is disconnecting us from our lungs
00:49:02 – Final reflection: one breath at a time, one life changed
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