Ian
Ryan is a personal trainer and has worked with hundreds of clients in
the Washington DC area over the past 8 years. He gets excited
working with clients who are committed to changing their body and
mindset. Ian hosts his own podcast called Fearless and Healthy and has a
blog called Golden Habits.comContact InfoCompany: Fearless and HealthyWebsite: fearlessandhealthy.comBlog: Golden Habits.comPodcast: Fearless and Healthy PodcastMost Influential PersonDarren HardyEffect on EmotionsIt
has definitely helped so much in my life. It has made me happier, it
really has and being mindful has made me more grateful for the world
around me. It has made me realize that we live in an amazing place, so I
can't say enough about how much it has impacted me.Thoughts on BreathingBreathing
really helps me get centered and it relieves stress from my life, so
when I feel like I have a million things that are discombobulated in my
head, just taking a step back, working on my breathing, being present.
This really relieves so much stress from my life and as a fitness guy
I'm going to say that it will help decrease your cortical levels. You
wanna keep your cortical down so having some type of stress relief
practice in your life can really help with that and breathing is just
one of those things.Suggested ResourcesBook: Mindset Matters Most By Brian GrasowApp: EvernoteAdvice for NewbieDon't
think that you have to do a million things to get benefits from it.
Start with one simple practice, take timeouts during your day. If your
stressed out at work just take a couple minutes every single day to get
up and move around, take some deep breaths and you can build on things.
If your starting with meditation, you might start with a simple hundred
count breathing exercise and then expand on that as you become more
comfortable with it but simply it at first. Build small incremental
habits one step at a time and over the long haul you will see a ton of
results.