Hey everyone, I'm Ira Hayes, co-founder of DOJO Air and one of your guides inside The Breath DOJO.
Today we're starting with the foundation of everything we teach: The DOJO Method.
Most people spend years training their body, but never spend a minute training the thing they do over 20,000 times per day—their breath.
The DOJO Method is a simple 60-second protocol I use before meetings, workouts, presentations, difficult conversations, and any moment where I need to show up at my best.
DOJO stands for:
🥋 D – Downshift
Slow down and reset your nervous system.
🥋 O – Open
Expand your lungs and create space.
🥋 J – Jumpstart
Increase energy, focus, and awareness.
🥋 O – Own
Take control of your state and your next action.
Try it now:
Take 2 deep breaths.
Take 2 deep breaths with a small top-off inhale.
Take 10 rhythmic breaths.
Take 1 final deep breath.
Hold for 5–10 seconds.
Slowly exhale.
That's it.
The goal isn't to see how long you can hold your breath. The goal is to become aware that you can change your state in less than a minute.
Your Challenge:
Use the DOJO Method once today before:
A meeting
A workout
A difficult conversation
Time with your family
Or before bed
Then comment below:
How did you feel before? How did you feel after?
Remember:
Breath is the fourth pillar of health.
Let's train it together.
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