Everything You Know About Breathing Is Wrong

If “just take a deep breath” has ever made you feel worse instead of better… this episode will explain exactly why.

Because what if the world’s oldest wellness advice — from yoga studios to therapy offices — has it backward?

We’ve been told to inhale more, fill up, expand, “breathe in the light.”

But calm doesn’t come from taking in more air — it comes from learning to breathe less, exhale better, and tolerate more CO₂.

In this bold, myth-busting conversation, Kate Garland — midlife reinvention coach, intuitive guide, and lifelong yoga therapist — unpacks the real science and spirituality of the breath: how carbon dioxide (yes, the thing we were taught to fear) is actually the mineral of your respiration — the key that lets oxygen unlock and nourish your cells.

You’ll learn why:

• Over-breathing keeps you anxious, inflamed, and exhausted
• CO₂ is your body’s forgotten ally in calm, metabolism, and emotional regulation
• “Exhale well = metabolize well” isn’t poetry — it’s biochemistry
• Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage meets the feminine nervous system
• Ancient pranayama wisdom (Rechaka Kumbhaka, Langhana Krama) already knew what modern science is finally proving
• The true magic of your breath isn’t control — it’s surrender

This is yoga meets neuroscience.

Pranayama meets parasympathetic.

Patrick meets the Priestess.

And once you hear it, you’ll never “just take a deep breath” again.

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Across 45 days, you’ll learn The Easy Breath and progressively build your CO₂ tolerance while exploring practical, energetic tools for real nervous system healing.

Each short audio lesson blends science, somatics, and spirit — guiding you to restore energy, improve sleep, balance hormones, and finally feel at home in your body again.

It’s not a challenge. It’s a reset — one breath, one day at a time.

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