The great news is though: there is this FREAKING AWESOME new tool of a lost art that will get your mind back into sharpness & focus and your intuition in line with your next step.

Let me introduce you to the amazing biohacking tool of breathwork, music and visualizations and get high on your own supply.

I will teach you how you can use your breath to influence your state and hack into your physiology. By state I am referring to your mental and physical state. But before I give you all the tools, I need you to understand some basic biological principles.

When I am talking about the state I will be referring a lot to your autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system regulates certain body processes, such as blood pressure and the rate of breathing. This system works automatically without your conscious effort. 

The autonomic nervous system is the part of the nervous system that supplies the internal organs, including the blood vessels, stomach, intestine, liver, kidneys, bladder, genitals, lungs, pupils, heart, and sweat, salivary, and digestive glands. It also controls internal body processes such as the following blood pressure, heart and breathing rates, digestion and many more.

Therefore it is super important to know that even though this system works automatically – without your conscious effort you are actually able to actively influence the autonomic nervous system. 

And now guess what? The way to influence the processes of your autonomic nervous system is through your breath. 

If you know how you can use your breath to achieve certain outcomes you hold the key to your mental and physical state. Isn’t that insane? 

Many organs are controlled primarily by either the sympathetic or the parasympathetic division. Sometimes the two divisions have opposite effects on the same organ. For example, the sympathetic division increases blood pressure, and the parasympathetic division decreases it. Overall, the two divisions work together to ensure that the body responds appropriately to different situations.

Ok, since this is not a biology course let’s try to keep it simple. 

Generally speaking, the sympathetic division of the nervous system prepares the body for stressful or emergency situations. This is also known as the “Fight or Flight.”

In this state your heart rate increases and the airways are dilated to make your breathing easier. Stored energy is released and your muscle strength increases. You might notice that you are starting to sweat. 

If you are in a state of fight or flight other processes which aren’t crucial for this energy – such as digestion or sexual response are slowed down.

Can you think of a situation like this? 

The fight or flight response of the body is important. The problem though is that many of us tend to constantly be in this state and getting a response of fight or flight by triggers such as the call from the boss or an email. 

They find it hard to tap into the parasympathetic state. But they do not even notice it as they become so used to the constant release of adrenaline – of this constant state of fighting & flighting. They never feel safe. 

So let us take a brief look at the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. This part of the nervous system controls the bodily processes during ordinary situations. It is responsible for conserving and restoring. 

This division which we will call “Rest & digest”  slows the heart rate and decreases blood pressure. It stimulates the digestive tract to process food and eliminate wastes. Energy from the processed food is used to restore and build tissues.

Can you also think of a situation of being in the rest & digest state? I could think of that situation when I am doing a calming breathing exercise or yoga class. When I go for a walk in the forest or when I snuggle up on the couch with my family and friends.

Interestingly, most of my clients tend to feel stuck in the fight or flight state. They are constantly busy and productive. They feel stressed or irritated. They might make the wrong decisions. Since they cannot tap into the state of rest & digest they might have issues with sleeping, feeling at peace with themselves or others or having other inflammatory health issues such as allergies or autoimmune diseases as their body and mind cannot tap into the healing mode. 

But I promised you, there is a scientifically proven tool for this and in my next article I will tell you the secret so that you can be the coolest version of yourself when you are out and about in the crypto world.