Conscious Breathing Quotes

“Although our brain and nervous system only represent two percent of our body weight, they use a full 20 percent of oxygen we consume. When our breathing is dysfunctional oxygen supply is limited, and the conscious mind will work a little slower and perceive incoming stimuli as slightly more stressful and threatening”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing

“Impaired breathing, such as short and forced exhalation, makes the sympathetic part more active, resulting in shallow breathing, a tense body, increased stress, and fight or flight behaviour.”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing

“Incorrect respiration reduces our ability to utilize the oxygen we inhale effectively.”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“It is because how we breathe is often overlooked. Many people take breathing for granted and pay it very little attention. We can manage without food for weeks, without water for days, but only for a few minutes without air. The fact that in a single day we inhale as much as 10–20 kilos of air, in comparison to the 1–2 kilos of food we eat, makes it apparent why good breathing habits are so important to our health. The downside is that the worse our breathing habits are, the closer we are to our own death. The good news is that we can easily improve the way we breathe and reverse a negative health trend at any age.”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“Is it possible to achieve wellbeing and harmony more often and more permanently? The answer is that there is a fantastic tool, which can provide increased harmony, wellbeing and personal growth. Often, however, this most primitive of functions is completely forgotten, namely, breathing. The basics of breathing that I teach participants in my Conscious Breathing courses are obvious for most. Yet, often when they start practicing improved breathing it seems quite revolutionary. Why?”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“As long as I can remember I’ve had a ”hurricane of thoughts” bouncing back and forth in my head. However, I have been fortunate to come across tools that have helped me relax and find my inner calm. The most powerful of these tools has undoubtedly been to improve my breathing habits.”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“Improved breathing habits: Conscious Breathing ensures that plenty of oxygen is delivered to the cells in our body so that fat can be used as an energy source. An excellent time to practice breathing retraining is when our energy feels low, as it may make it easier to resist the impulse to eat something sweet.”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“The amount of stimuli you are exposed to today is far greater than it was just 50 years ago. Back then we didn’t have cell phones, Facebook, email, computer games, etc. Music, TV and radio were also broadcast significantly less often. The”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“Your posture affects your thoughts and feelings too. A person who is depressed is sometimes described as looking as if the whole world’s problems rest on his shoulders, while a person with a straight back radiates power and confidence.”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“When I learned how to breathe, I learned how to live”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath

“In our breath lies the power to change our lives”
― Anders Olsson, Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath