Dean is a former national gold medallist in swimming and surf lifesaving.
He is a qualified and practising Personal Trainer, Wim Hof instructor, Breathwork coach, Yoga Teacher, Holistic Health Coach and a Bondi Lifeguard. His 20 years of experience coaching kids and adults have been Personal Training for over 15 years.
As a result of personal health issues, he expanded this knowledge to include nutrition and lifestyle choices, focusing less on pushing hard and listening to the body. Working with a clinical psychologist to develop programs aiding mindfulness and wellbeing, Dean has a strong awareness of the benefits of improving diet, hydration and nutrition, mindset and goal setting, mobility and movement.
Dean's career as a Lifeguard, literally rescuing people and bringing them back to life means with the power of the breath means, he has a unique and special skill set and understands the functionality of hypoxic training. H
is vast experience in achieving personal goals and working toward a better self allows him to approach his clients with humility and understanding and work towards the best possible individual outcomes.
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In this video, I discuss the science behind our circadian rhythms, the sleep wake cycle and whether melatonin supplementation can help with sleep. 00:00 Introduction
00:27 What is a Circadian Rhythm
01:27 Influence of Light
03:10 Temperature
04:06 Behaviour
04:38 Melatonin Production
06: 17 Light and Circadian Rhythms
07:16 Sleep Phase Disorders
09:02 Melatonin Supplementation Considerations
10:00 Melatonin & Sex Hormones
11:30 How I used Melatonin
13:08 Melatonin & Insomnia
13:40 Melatonin & Jet Lag
15:27 Sleeping Pills
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In this video you will under go six minutes of guided pranayama like nasal breathing to help you on your journey to living a more relaxed lifestyle.
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In this episode, I discuss what is meant by breathing mechanics, how it relates to increased stress and anxiety and how to become an efficient breather.
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Rich Burrows is the owner and founder of Performance Breathing Au over in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
Having followed each other on social media for a while, I wanted to chat with Rich because he is doing some great work in stress regulation, breathing and high performance. He has a wealth of experience operating in high stakes and high-pressure situations, from the boardroom to the playing field and all manner of environments.
Having commenced his career in counter-terrorism investigations, Rich developed a reputation for remaining calm in a crisis, regularly dealing with national security matters. He went on to Co-Found a national executive search consultancy. He continues to assist several multi-million dollar organisations in both the private and public sectors.
As an elite performance coach, XPT coach and Oxygen advantage instructor, Rich centres his approach on the mastery of breath. The foundations provided by sound breathing mechanics, efficient and effective use of oxygen and the ability to control the automatic responses to pressure, stress and fear can propel performance to entirely new levels.
Whether you are an athlete, business professional, tactical operator or busy parent, your success ultimately depends on your ability to generate and use energy at the critical moment, both of which are impossible without control of our vital life force - oxygen.
Rich's clients include Olympic Athletes, National and World Champions, Senior Executives and Technology Entrepreneurs. He is excited to help individuals from all walks of life 'build better wings'.
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In this episode, I discuss whether nasal or mouth breathing is ideal for exercise when to use each one and I take you through the basics of the breathing gears protocol designed by Brian MacKenzie and the team at Shift Adapt.
Also thank you to Jason Donaldson http://jasondonaldson.net for the conversation we had on my podcast all about adaptation vs performance of which helped me with providing you this video.
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Dan Cooper is a resilience researcher, ex SAS and extreme adventurer. The other month we sat down together and discussed resilence for 90 minutes and did not get the opportunity to talk about his upcoming adventure.
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, more commonly known as The Iditarod, is an annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March. It travels from Anchorage to Nome, entirely within the US state of Alaska.
In this episode, we talk about Dan's training and preparation for this monstrous 1000 mile walk in temperatures as low as -40C.
A chat for any of the cold exposure fanatics out there.
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To follow Dan along the journey over the 30 days, you can view an interactive map here: https://itialaska.com/tracking
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A fair few years ago, I went through an emotionally abusive relationship. Then, to find myself coming out the other side afraid of women, who I now perceived as evil and the route of my anxiety.
Little did I know that the anxiety was a conditioned sensation arising from my body and that I needed to shift the paradigm.
Serendipitously I discovered the power of slow nasal breathing, which showed me how much I was stressing about everything in my life.
In this episode, I delve into my story, the psychophysiological relationship in anxiety and whether switching to nasal breathing can help you better manage your stress.
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Brian Lai is a breathwork coach from Australia who has spent the majority of his time supporting people over in Hong Kong.
He discovered breathwork during his journey to find answers to some health issues he had been living with for a long time.
His search eventually led me to Wim Hof, who is best known for his superhuman abilities and 26 world records. From 2016 to 2017, had the privilege to be trained directly by Wim Hof, becoming the first certified instructor of the Wim Hof Method in Australia and Asia, he have since continued to grow in the field of breathwork studying with other modern-day masters including Patrick McKeown (Oxygen Advantage/Butekyo), Stig Severinsen (world’s greatest free diver), Kasper Van Der Muelen (Biohacking Breathwork) and Dan Brulé (breathing coach to Tony Robbins and Navy SEALs).
In this episode we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 The Call to Breathwork
05:28 Discovering Wim Hof
07:57 The Forgotten Ancient Tool In Asia
10:30 The Importance of Understanding Principles
14:00 Going with The Flow
17:00 Becoming the Observer of your Thoughts
25:36 The Obstacle is the Way
34:10 Power of Breathwork
38:17 Poor Breathing Habits
43:00 Breathwork Mastery Takeaways
47:00 The Ego is Selfish
51:00 What's Next for Brian
52:30 Starting a Breathwork Journey
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Gratitude is a powerful practice that can change your life.
We can learn to appreciate everything we have by cultivating gratitude rather than missing the key ingredients to a happy and fulfilling life.
You can use this meditation to help create the shift for you to start feeling and living a life of joy, bliss and happiness.
In 2018, I embarked on a 21-day gratitude meditation challenge.
I listened to a guided tape every day for 21 days, and it was indeed life-changing. It helped me remain in a job I was enjoying. I learned to appreciate others and recognise further appreciation towards me.
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David Jackson is a Master Instructor with Oxygen Advantage, a former professional rugby player, accredited UKSCA Strength & Conditioning coach, NASM performance enhancement & corrective exercise specialist on a mission to make breathwork a normal part of our everyday lives.
Having retrained his breathing after a brain injury in 2013 forced him to retire from professional rugby. However, he became passionate about breathing as it improved the symptoms. Following Rugby, Jacko went on to form the School of Calisthenics with his business partner Tim Stevenson. Upon coming across the oxygen advantage book by Patrick McKeown, David's journey into breathing became a bit of an obsession, leading him to his next mission of making breathwork normal. He specialises in breathwork for sporting performance, and our conversation delved into his journey and the importance of nasal breathing.
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This NSDR protocol is based on Yoga Nidra.
Yoga Nidra is a state in which the body is completely relaxed. You become systematically and increasingly aware of the inner world by following a set of verbal instructions. This state of consciousness is different from traditional meditation, in which concentration on a single focus is required. In Yoga Nidra, you will remain in a condition of light withdrawal of the 5 senses with four senses internalised, that is, withdrawn, and only hearing still connects to any instructions given.
Scientifically proven to improve insomnia, anxiety, focus, and wellbeing, NSDR protocols are a great tool to implement into your life as strategic rest.
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Dan is dedicated to changing the perception of human capability. An ex SAS member with 22 years in the military (18 in special ops), he is no stranger to colossal adversity. Dan is an extreme adventurer and an academic, with a bachelor of science, dual master’s degrees and a current PhD research project on eliciting peak performance within high threat, complex environments. Dan has achieved what many would consider impossible, taking his knowledge and research and applying it personally, from ultra marathons in the desert to a 750km trek across the frozen subarctic wilderness to the Crossfit masters, where he was named Top 80 Fittest in the World.
In this episode, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
07:32 Letting children build resilience
11:29 Safety and human connection
19:30 Embracing change
27:00 Fitting in vs belonging
30:00 Inauthenticity and burnout
33:00 Letting go of identities
39:40 The need for context
44:37 Breathwork for resilience
52:40 Breathing is building awareness
55:30 Context of exposure work
58:49 Interoception, emotions and perception
01:03:31 Predicting outcomes
01:06:00 Mechanisms of response under threat
01:11:45 Self-regulation and fear
01:14:35 Motivation vs avoidance behaviours are domain-specific
01:19:04 The cost of elite performance
You can find out more about Dan and the work he does at https://komanchi.com.au, or by visiting his social media https://instagram.com/dancooper_msc or https://instagram.com/the_resilience_lab on instagram.
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Jason Donaldson has been a human performance coach for over 15-years. He helps individuals optimise their health, wellness, and fitness to live a high-performance life. Jason’s coaching focuses on the opportunities presented by the challenges we face, embracing change and learning through doing the work.
His expertise lies in using the tools you have available; exercise, breathwork, nutrition, mindset, sleep, and personal connection to reach optimal health and achieve your life goals.
In this episode we discuss:
- What high performance means to you
- The importance of questioning in coaching
- Counseling and communication
- Breathing and awareness
- Breathing and athletic performance
- The high-performance breathing gearing system
- CO2 Tolerance, stress, and performance
- Breathing in team sports
You can check out how Jason can help you over on his website www.jasondonaldson.net and you can find out more information on breathing, exercise, stress, and high performance on both his website and www.performancethroughhealth.com
Nick Heath, Ph.D., is the creator of The Breathing Diabetic. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 11. At age 30, Nick began practicing simple breathing exercises that helped improve his blood sugars, improve his sleep, and increase his energy levels, all of which helped him better manage his diabetes. With a background in scientific research, Nick wanted to understand how something as simple as breathing could be so beneficial for diabetes. This put him on a mission to understand the science behind breathing and health and wellness, which he shares through The Breathing Diabetic. Nick’s formal education is in atmospheric science, but he is also a certified Oxygen Advantage instructor and lifelong learner. Nick lives on Florida’s east coast with his wife and daughter and dog.
In this episode we delve into Nicks diabetes journey and how he found sleep, breathing and maintaining a orderly lifestyle have significantly helped manage his T1DM.
Faye Sheridan is a Women's Integrative Health Practioner and Menstrual Cycle Educator. Faye helps women get to the root cause of their PMS or menstrual cycle dysfunction. She educates women to connect with their cycle and tune in to the divine intelligence it holds. I wanted to do this episode because I've noticed that many women are not aware of how their cycle can change them physically, emotionally, and physiologically. Faye was the perfect person to chat with, and boy did she impress.
We delved into the science of the menstrual cycle, some of the common issues related to dysfunction, what to look out for when coming off birth control, and much much more...
You can check out Faye on her Instagram @cyclesisters.
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Dr Orlena Kerek. Lives in Spain with her husband and 4 kids. She's a paediatric doctor turned weight loss and health coach.
She helps ambitious mums overcome the frustration of not losing weight by teaching them to eat and be healthy, look after themselves and feel fit and fabulous. She is also the 'Fit & Fabulous Podcast' host and offers both private and group coaching. You can find out more about Dr Orlena at https://www.drorlena.com.
I wanted this episode to be for the busy families, mothers and fathers and discuss how to ensure healthy habits stick within the families. I hope you enjoyed the episode.
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Kirill, Owner of Freedive Nusa has been freediving since 2011. Since January 2013, he became an SSI Freediving Instructor. From this point on, he organized and conducted many freediving courses and group trips for freedivers in Russia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Turkey, and Egypt.
Since 2016, he has been living and teaching diving on Nusa Penida and organizing adventures for freedivers around Indonesia. In April 2018, he became an SSI Freediving Instructor Trainer. In November 2019, he became an Instructor Trainer in the Molchanovs Freediving Educational System.
Brian Mackenzie of Shift Adapt often says if you want to learn about breathing then go to freediver. So I did just that and all Kirill's experience in Freediving, Yoga, and Meditation took a deep dive into the skills necessary to become an advanced Freediver. Unfortunately, I did not get to train for freediving with Kirill due to blowing my ear and not having enough time, however, I will head back to learn more. Many of these skills are transferable to everyday life and from having this conversation and spending a short time at Freedive Nusa doing Yoga and some breathwork, I have learnt techniques to add to my online programs.
If you would like to learn how to freedive you can begin at any level. I highly recommend heading to Nusa Penida and learning from Kirill for what he has created on that beautiful island is an adventure everyone should get to experience.
You can find out more information about Freedive Nusa and their training at https://freedivenusa.com/
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This year my focus word for the year was fearless, and what a trajectory change my life has taken. Check out this episode to find out why.
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