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Your Breath is Your Superpower ~ Ishan Shivanand

Name: Your Breath is Your Superpower ~ Ishan Shivanand
Uploaded: 2025-08-06T09:35:42+00:00
Duration: 57 s
Channel: Aarti Samani
Description: In this opening segment, the speaker draws a parallel between the transformative power of martial arts and the often‑overlooked potential of breath…

6 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this opening segment, the speaker draws a parallel between the transformative power of martial arts and the often‑overlooked potential of breath. While everyone uses breath merely to stay alive, the practice of yoga teaches specific breathing techniques that can unlock a "magical" capacity to regulate emotions. By learning to breathe correctly, individuals can harness their breath as a tool to overcome anxiety, fear, and anger, turning a basic physiological function into a superpower akin to the heightened physical abilities achieved through martial‑arts training.

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Everybody has two hands, two legs, but if you learn martial arts, you can do so much with your body. You can practice self-defense. Your body seems superhuman to the untrained eye. Similarly, everybody has breath, but people only use their breath to stay alive. They don't know the magical powers they can access if they can learn to breathe in the right manner. The practice of yoga teaches us to breathe in the right manner. And just like after practicing martial arts, people can use their body in beautiful ways, people who practice yoga can utilize their breath to overcome anxiety, to overcome fear, to overcome Anger.