
How to Harness Your Inner Power for Peak Performance
From Ed Harrold Life With Breath Podcast by Discover Living Your "Life With Breath" Applying "Breath AS Medicine"
March 5, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
Nick Sweeney discusses the transformative power of breathwork in sports and life.
In this episode of "Life with Breath" Podcast series, we interviews Nick Sweeney, a former elite cross-country skier and breathwork practitioner. Nick shares how breathwork transformed his athletic career and recovery from injury, emphasizing its overlooked role in sports and life. The conversation explores the links between breath, mindfulness, performance, and flow states, extending to leadership and collective consciousness. Nick introduces his app, Coherence, aiming to unite people through synchronized breathwork for personal and global transformation. The episode blends personal stories, practical techniques, and a vision for empowering individuals and communities through breath. Episode Highlights: - Importance of breathwork in athletic performance and overall life. - Personal journey of a former athlete with breathwork, including injury recovery. - Lack of breathwork coaching in traditional sports training. - Role of consciousness and mindfulness in athletic training. - Psychological aspects of fear and faith in performance. - Biomechanics of breath and its impact on sports performance. - Techniques for achieving flow states through breathwork. - Collective consciousness…
People in this episode
Host: Ed Harrold
Guest: Nick Sweeney
Topics covered
- breathwork
- athletic performance
- mindfulness
- flow states
- collective consciousness
- personal empowerment
Keywords
- breathwork
- athletic performance
- mindfulness
- flow states
- injury recovery
- synchronized breathing
- personal empowerment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Coherence
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