Niraj NaikFounder & CEO of SOMA Breath | Music-Powered Breathwork Pioneer | DJ, Speaker & Author

How you deal with stress as new parent?

29 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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Niraj Naik recounts the stress of becoming a new parent after his first child was born and describes how his wife used a balanced set of breathwork techniques to manage stress. He emphasizes there was no single 'magic' technique but a combination of approaches that helped.

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When my wife gave birth to our first child, managing stress became quite difficult. It's not a situation which you can just avoid because looking after a baby requires you 100% presence all the time. She turned to breathwork to manage her stress. So above me and below, you'll find all of the techniques she used that helped her the most. I can't tell you exactly that one technique that made the biggest difference, because, you know, there's all these videos on Instagram saying they have this one magic solution. No, it was a balanced approach, really. That makes a difference.