In today’s breath class, we focused on increasing the production of nasal nitric oxide by humming on our exhaled breaths. . . Read More

Here is a truth you cannot avoid: The way you breathe influences how you respond to stress.

Whether you are conscious of it or not, your breathing affects how you perceive and react to the world around you. As such, deepening your relationship to your breath provides you with a powerful tool for understanding and managing your responses to stress. . . .Read More

A list of the resources I have found most valuable in my exploration of breathing. . . . Read More

One of my teammates, Coach Brian, recently shared with me that he had started reading the breathing books we have curated for the coaching staff at Oak Park. As Brian was describing his journey through these books he explained how the picture each of them paints is incomplete and all of them left him wondering, “Okay, this is great but how do I coach it? . . . Read More

I want to share here the concept of performance breathing and elaborate on what it means to me. When I talk about performance breathing, what I mean is the deliberate practice of developing your functional breathing and aerobic capacity so that you can perform at your highest level in every aspect of life. . . READ MORE

There has always been uncertainty in the world ("the only constant is change") but that seems to be especially highlighted this year for more people than maybe in years past. There has been upheaval and there are threats (real and perceived) to the life of the planet, our lives, and our way of life. Yet… Read More

The Google algorithm decided that I needed to see an ad today that informed me that “Elon Musk used to read 2 books a day and this app will help you do the same!” Oh great. That sounds…useless… Read More

I have spent almost three years in Kenny Kane’s Incubator of Intentional Sustainable Growth and Human Performance (“KKIISGHP” or “Oak Park” for short). In 2019, with the incubator turned up to “high” I started pecking my way out of my shell… Read More

If you have spent any time at Oak Park, you have probably heard an Oak Park coach say these words. Whether the thing is a tough competition workout or it is committing ourselves to deliberate practice of a new skill (or refining a skill we already possess) or it is calming the breath before we step into the frigid ice bath, the people who train at Oak Park regularly choose to get uncomfortable… Read More

I was given some great advice a few days ago and I wanted to share… Read More

Regret. It is a normal human emotion and an unavoidable companion to reflection. It is also very powerful, and if we are not mindful of its influence, regret can infect the present and steal our joy… Read More

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our power… Read More

On Saturday, Steve Carcano and I went to Topanga for a 12-hour holotropic breathwork experience. It was wild, to say the least. Holotropic breathwork is a tool for personal growth and exploration… Read More

I was listening to The Knowledge Project podcast this morning and the guest on the show was Howard Marks, the billionaire investor and co-founder of Oaktree Capital. He was describing the culture at his company and the mindset that they have cultivated, to which Mr. Marks attributes much of their success… Read More

“If the body is neglected or pampered, it becomes a treacherous ally. Discipline the body [through physical practice] and the mind [through breathwork]… Read More

One cannot enjoy doing the same thing at the same level for long… Read More