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Breathing In Flow

 Ancient forgotten art of breathing, now backed by in-depth Scientific studies has catapulted elite athletes' performance levels by 300% -500% while simultaneously boosting testosterone levels, brain function, improving recovery time, curing anxiety... 

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The Heart of Flow

Learn to naturally stimulate this stress-relieving nerve to accelerate your recovery, health and performance.

Your very own step-by-step roadmap on how to dramatically improve your longevity, health and performance

while eliminating chronic illness, injuries, low testosterone, poor brain function, long recovery times, anxiety, fatigue, sleep problems, respiratory conditions, and controlling weight gain issues.

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Skydiving is an experience unlike any other, and I finally worked up the courage to take the leap. In this post, I share my thrilling experience and offer insight into what it takes to conquer your fear and take the plunge.

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In college I was Secretary of the Sky Diving Club.  During that time I completed over 40 jumps and it wasn't courage I needed it was the thrill. That being said, the second jump was more heart pounding than the first jump.  The first jump was damped by curiosity and the sensation of the experience.  The second jump was full fear, because all the training, all the potential problems and all the what if's became forefront  in my mind.  I did three jumps my first day and the last one was simply fun.  I returned the next weekend for three more jumps and the weekend after that for another three jumps.  I was asked if I wanted to be club Secretary, I said yes, and spent the weekends that summer sky diving.

By the way,  my uncle was a sky diver in the army.  So, when I told my parents that I had taken up sky diving, they were more concerned with the potential cost to them rather than the safety of the sport.

Consider this to meditate on:  Thrill maybe courage in disguise.

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 Zen Habits is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. It has over a million readers.

My name is Leo Babauta. I live in Northern California with my wife and our two teenage kids (we have 4 adult kids, for a total of six!), where I eat vegan food, write, run, and read.