Learn to breathe with Nora Young
When we were putting together this week’s interview with tech visionary, Linda Stone, we started thinking a lot about breath.
If you’ve listened to the interview already, you know that Linda’s work these days focuses on what she calls email apnea. When we’re interacting with all the screens in our lives: computer screen, mobile device, etc, we tend to stop breathing, or have really shallow breaths. As I’ve mentioned on the show, I’ve been doing yoga for a long time, about 20 years, and we thought, hey, why not include some yoga breathing techniques with the podcast, so when you’re finished with all that email apnea, you can relax and breathe. Are you game?
You can listen to the breathing exercises below, or download the MP3. [runs 3:13]
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October 31st, 2009 at 3:48 am
As I wrote on Twitter, "If, like many Canadians, you have a huge voice crush on Nora, then this audio will slay you."
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:17 am
You sure made me stop and think about our electronic age. We need to master technology and not let it master us. We are losing our ability to use our brain in creative ways and solve interpersonal problems.
Keep up the good work.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I found this piece to be very good and thought-provoking. The breathing, the attitude towards technologies, everything… Thanks
November 4th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
that breathing technique really helped i feel relaxed and yeah at my my school all the kids hate reading and thinking creatively all they do is abuse the use of technology.i always ask my teacher if we could write on paper that way the kids are not using free computer time in school time. there's at least 4 out of 9 that are straight working. very good podcast
Sophia,
Secondary 3
November 4th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Thanks for the perspective, Sophia!
November 10th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
After trying out a couple different breathing exercise recordings, Nora's is the one that works the best (maybe because it's so straight-forward?). Anyway, if anyone is keeping track – count me in as someone who would want more of this.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:12 am
If I didn’t have a ‘voice-crush’ on Nora before, I certainly do now.
Oh, and I like the breathing part too.
November 16th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
She does have a particularly calm voice