#43 POSTURE & BREATHING with Dr. Nadine Kelly, YogiMD

Proper posture and breathing can make us better communicators! Dr. Nadine Kelly (YogiMD) shares breathing and posture tips, relaxation techniques (deep breathing, alternate nostril breathing,  combining breathe with a mantra), differences between the parasympathetic (rest & digest) versus the sympathetic (fight or flight) phase, and why nasal breathing is healthier than mouth breathing.   References & Links Dr. Nadine Kelly * Website – net * Podcast – https://yogimd.net/podcast * FB Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/465040207766142/ * Recommendations: * Seth Godin’s Blog – https://seths.blog/ * Dissect Podcast – https://dissectpodcast.com/ Other Posture & Breathing Resources Breathing and posture for effective speaking * https://www.fastcompany.com/90354456/these-navy-seal-tricks-will-help-you-perform-better-under-pressure * https://hbr.org/2015/06/breathing-is-the-key-to-persuasive-public-speaking * https://publicwords.com/2016/09/08/posture-affects-public-speaking-success/ Breathing and posture linked * https://www.healthline.com/health/breathe-deeper-improve-health-and-posture#breathingpatterns * https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/3-surprising-risks-of-poor-posture * https://health.usnews.com/wellness/slideshows/10-ways-poor-posture-can-harm-your-health?slide=4 Talk About Talk & Dr. Andrea Wojnicki * ? Andrea’s email – [email protected]  * ? Free Coaching via the Weekly Email Newsletter – https://talkabouttalk.com/blog/#newsletter-signup * ? Website – https://talkabouttalk.com * ? Subscribe to the Podcast – https://talkabouttalk.com/podcasts/#subscribe * ? “ABCDEs of Communication” –  https://talkabouttalk.com/24-abcdes-of-communication-with-dr-andrea-wojnicki/ * ? “Using your Voice with baritone opera singer Bradley Christensen” – https://talkabouttalk.com/2-using-your-voice-with-baritone-opera-singer-bradley-christensen/ * ? Private Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/2512948625658629/   INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT Dr. Andrea Wojnicki: Thank you so much, Nadine, for joining us here today to talk about how breathing and posture can help us with our communication. Dr. Nadine Kelly: I am very honored to be here, Andrea, thank you for having me. AW: I have to tell you that I’ve been thinking a lot about how this podcast topic in particular is going to make a huge impact, of course, to everybody, whether it’s professional or personal context, but also immediately. NK: Right.