Evolutionary Biologist: 45 Years of Breathwork Taught Me THIS…

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Today's guest is Christopher Gladwell, a yoga master, certified breathworker, and evolutionary biologist with over 45 years of experience in breath techniques, meditation, and mind-body practices. He combines ancient wisdom with modern science through his Embody Evolution Methods, which focus on Mind Mastery, Embodied Awareness, and Conscious Breathwork. In this episode, we explore respiratory physiology, breathing mechanics, trauma's relationship to breath, the science behind CO2 therapy, and how modern life impacts our breathing patterns.
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Instagram: / christophergladwell
Chapters
0:00 What Most Breath Work Instructors Get Wrong
2:21 Why Humans Breathe Differently Than Animals
5:15 How Evolution Has Changed Our Breathing Patterns
6:40 The Truth About Hunter-Gatherers
7:07 How Modern Life is Damaging Our Breathing
8:54 The Three Meta Disciplines of Breath Work
11:42 How to Assess Someone's Breathing Pattern
13:01 How We Handle Stress Through Breathing
17:47 The Dark Side of Connected Breathing
28:46 The Truth About "Trauma Release" Breathing
34:55 Can You Really "Release" Trauma Through Breathing?
39:50 The Science Behind CO2 Therapy
50:03 Should Humans Hold Their Breath?
55:20 How Our Breathing Rate Has Changed Through History
58:36 Simple Steps to Better Breathing
Safety Information:
Do not practice this breathwork during pregnancy, or if you are epileptic. People with cardiovascular issues, or any other serious health conditions, should always consult a medical professional before starting breathwork. These breathing exercises are a guide only, you should always listen to your own body and not push yourself, if you feel unwell STOP. Never practice breathing exercises before or during diving, driving, swimming, taking a bath, or in any other circumstance where the loss of consciousness could result in bodily harm. Deep breathing may cause tingling sensations, a ringing in the ears, and/or light-headedness. These are normal responses and are no cause for alarm. If you faint, however, you have gone too far and should take it more slowly next time.
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[@barisakpinar]

Absolutely excellent lessons! I've been following and knowing Chris for a long time, and truly valuable insights have been shared. I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t watched it in full yet.

[@galateagalactica]

Very interesting info about breathwork! All those BW practitioners (including me) need this info to take better care of all our clients.

[@BigVlad357]

would you mind, sharing your takeaways from this conversation??? 🙏 i’ve hardly understood anything he was trying to say…

[@holographicbreathing]

It was great to hear his talk, especially about connective breathwork carbon dioxide and trauma release. I spoke with Christopher about these and it's great to hear it online. Well done! It's about time this information is made more mainstream.

[@72HC1]

I enjoyed this and the conversation definitely got me thinking. My personal takeaway is to spend time noticing my breath, to understand the foundation of my own breathing patterns.

[@itsmejoramos]

This was so interesting Mike. The subject is never ending and our learning never stops does it !!

[@michaelmcintyre490]

Perhaps an aside issue but I appreciate how Christopher on several occasions in the moment reflects and corrects what he has said. For example his use of Saigon and then immediately self correcting to the current name of Ho Chi Minh city. To me this demonstrates a level of Awareness of action in the present moment. For me that is a profound teaching. Thank you for offering this through your podcasts Mike.

[@LaVikinga108]

Thanks, I'll look out for the book, should be good!

[@nigelbiggs3025]

One of your best episodes.Prompted me to sign up for his course.

[@tony-winyard]

This is another fascinating episode. One gripe with this podcast though - you have a bell ringing every 15 minutes asking people to subscribe - it is annoying, especially when listening to this as an audio podcast. Annoying your viewers isn't likely to entice them to subscribe!

[@holographicbreathing]

Great Talk. I had a long phone chat with Christopher about modern breathwork. It was very interesting.

[@beedebawng2556]

25:00 mitochondria are excellent. They are the antenna of the body. Really amazing organelles. 😊

[@Yeaty77]

Insightful! Thank you so much 🙏🙌

[@henriettadecosta2928]

Listening to Christopher Gladwell, was an eye-opener to me in realising how far we still are from our Evolutionary context as biped human mammals. To recapitulate the podcast and my understanding, we outstripped the rest of creation on earth, as our Brains developed with Communication skills, linked to the Breath and Brain. With the evolution of thought, nearly all humans identified with the fictitious Ego, perhaps an ephemeral evolutionary amalgamation of our thoughts, breath, body and mind ? In all this enigma is there room for an Observing Presence in the Universe ? for Reincarnation on our Earth ? Thank you Mike for this wonderful, mindboggling and interesting exposure to Evolutionary biologist Christopher Gladwell. Even though his speech tempo was a bit fast, and his explanations, were a little confusing, it was very, very thought-provoking.

[@clennam62]

Really interesting discussion. I will look out for the book.

[@AlexToussiehChannel]

Merci beaucoup

[@gregdefriese7206]

good conversation. thanks

[@annasternfeldt6031]

Excellent! So much good stuff.

[@nellieosullivan5449]

There is always so much more to learn.

[@phil-vs4gy]

Hey man! Yesterday I discovered your channel with that interview you did with Dr. Eric Goodman. This one resonated a lot with me! So I wanted to ask you if you had any progress with the programm you given acces to? Did you do it for the last couple of months? Was there any progression or benefits you encountered? Thanks in advance if you answer! Kind regards from Germany :) Phil

[@Garishmachauhan]

Thankful to incident and your earlier sucking lifestyle that bring you closer to importance of breathe and your creativity in this topic lead to such a beautiful channel.

[@moscowcowboy_13]

This was interesting until you virtue signalled for evolution, why is not possible that God put us here?

[@SuperKronas]

irrelevant to this video.

[@edjack5on]

One thing doesn't deny the other - God might have put us here, and the way might have been through evolution.

[@beedebawng2556]

Oh look - another hyper sensitive "devotee" trying to police other people's views on life. Get a real job. 🙄

[@Jamie_Wilson]

The guy is an EVOLUTIONARY biologist, what did you expect him to talk about? Not virtue signalling at all.

[@anomarnamloh7444]

Learn to eat the hay and leave the sticks. Be as smart as a cow

[@72HC1]

I enjoyed this and the conversation definitely got me thinking. My personal takeaway is to spend time noticing my breath, to understand the foundation of my own breathing patterns.