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Eric Adams: “Breathing is an important function. And if you don't learn…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Inaugural Soul Words Podcast: A Deep Dive with NYC Mayor Eric Adams on Education, Spirituality, and Public Policy

Published | Video Starts at 26:34

It is probably one of the best books I've ever read because we don't realize that we have never been taught how to breathe. Okay. Breathing is a function. It's not just putting in air into your body. Breathing is an important function. And if you don't learn how to do it correctly, it could have serious health risk. And it won't allow you to really manage stress problem. Like, I, when I came in here today, I was thinking about something that was, you know, problematic that I have to do today. (26:34–26:42)

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Asserts that improper breathing can lead to serious health risks.

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