Kyo Conversations

What if mental clarity, emotional regulation, and better sleep weren’t about adding another practice—but undoing a hidden one?In this conversation, Patrick McKeown reveals how chronic over-breathing quietly drives anxiety, rumination, poor sleep, and brain fog. Drawing from decades of research and lived experience, he explains why breathing less (not more) can improve oxygen delivery, blood flow to the brain, and nervous system balance.This episode challenges modern breathwork myths and offers practical, science-backed ways to retrain your breathing for everyday life.Show Partners:Get your MENTAL FITNESS BLUEPRINT here! A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip SaunasPersonal Socrates: Better Question, Better LifeConnect with Marc: https://konect.to/marcchampagneTimestamps:00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”01:20 — Living out of the head vs. living life03:10 — How stress, sleep, and breathing patterns intersect05:00 — Discovering breath as a pat