Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Your Breath Changes Your State

Daily Chase #238

Apr 14, 2026
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We talked with Wim Hof instructor Brandon Powell about something that sounds simple but changes everything: your breath is bi-directional.

Most people know that stress changes your breathing. Rapid, shallow breaths when you’re anxious. Held breath when you’re tense. That’s obvious. What’s less obvious is that it works bot…

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