Patrick McKeown is the creator and author of The Oxygen Advantage, Atomic Focus, The Breathing Cure, Close Your Mouth among others. The Oxygen Advantage is meant to help elite athletes, weekend warriors, and everyday people alike reach their full potential and improve their quality of life through proper breathing. His newest book, Atomic focus, seeks to help individuals calm the chatter in their mind and help ground them in the present. His functional breathing techniques are used to optimize a person’s focus and concentration In a high performance or high stressed situation.  In this interview, Ken and Patrick, dive into the difference between focus and concentration, the benefit of deep sleep, how breathing can control your physiological effects, the difference between formal methods versus real-world application, and how heart rate variability can be affected by breathing. Mentioned In the Show:Atomic Focus - https://amzn.to/3INCzDA The Breathing Cure - https://amzn.to/3JOfAJS YouTube Atomic Focus Workshop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0WT8p8gdtY For Our Listeners:Hyperice 10% discount for our listeners- https://bit.ly/3IalDa1 Libsyn use promo code “KEN” for 2 months FREE - https://bit.ly/3tNkpxC Follow The Oxygen Advantage:Oxygen Advantage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oxygenadvantage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OxygenAdvantage YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OxygenAdvantage Oxygen Advantage Website: https://oxygenadvantage.com/ Myotape Website: https://myotape.com/ Follow The Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter:Instagram: @kengunter_tpa Website: https://www.kengunter.com/ YouTube: Ken Gunter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhgjkoSiJXAbS_MIasvvzQ/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kengunterpodcast Audio recorded with SquadCast: https://squadcast.fm/?ref=kengunter Audio Produced By: Justin GunterShow Produced By: Justin Ortiz, Ken Gunter, Justin GunterContent Designer: Austin SuitMusic: “Up and Down” by Patrick Sweany