@Dan Hedlund and @Marleen Veda Congratulations 🥳

@Dan Hedlund Hey dude, welcome to this wonderful adventure toward greater self-knowledge. Breathe marks the beginning and end of our lives. Enjoy your journey ! In my case, to do this exercise, I have never used a towel on my face. I think it's inappropriate for me. Instead, I use a plastic bowl that I put in the freezer for a while. For the exercise, I prepare everything I need: place the bowl on a chair, sit on the floor, record my vital signs with an oximeter—easy to find in pharmacies, for example 10 warrior breaths + 3 snake breaths Start the timer and calmly go for a dive with a smile on my face. When I can't continue, I stop the timer and check the oximeter again. Finally, I compare the two. For example, if you had a heart rate of 60 beats per minute before the dive and you end up with more or less 50 during the dive, you have just experienced the mammalian dive reflex. It would be easier to have someone with you. Otherwise, as I do when I'm alone, I film myself so I can see the changes in the oximeter afterwards. And above all, don't push yourself too hard. Be patient my friend and try, again and again.

@Dan Hedlund Full lung hold and empty lung hold, as their names suggest, are opposites. What you are experiencing is completely normal. When you hold your breath after an inhale, your lungs fill with air and the pressure increases. It should be noted that the walls of the lungs and the carotid artery contain baroreceptors that react to changes in pressure. These in turn stimulate the brain, which explains the increase in heart rate. A few moments later, it stabilizes and you can hold your breath for a long time. When you hold your breath after an exhale, there is no pressure on the lungs. You feel calm and imagine that you are a dolphin in the sea 😇. No, the reminder comes as soon as the CO2 level rises. We tend to hold our breath for less time when our lungs are empty.

@Conner Howell Hey dude ! Really happy to have you back again.

Hi squad ! Daily warm up 5 min coherent breathing C02 Table 10 * 1min hold (one breath between) ~ 10/10/20/10 ++ Prep 10 warrior breaths + 3 snake breaths Dive 1: 3' Dive 2: 3'30" Dive 3: 3'50" Keep smiling guys !

@Gary Frame 🙏

@Manuel Ruep That's great, it reminds me of my childhood. We had a big tortoise, but since it died, we haven't had another one.

@Jana van Jaarsveld @Luca Pinelli @Manuel Ruep Thanks guys, you're invaluable 🙏.

Daily warm up 5 coherent breathing CO2 Table 10 * 1 min Hold (one breath between) ~10min 10/10/20/10 ++ Prep 10 warrior breaths + 3 snake breaths Dive 1 (on exhale): 2' Dive 2 (on inhale): 3'10" Have a happy weekend.