Commander Divine on philosophy and breathing

10/31/17 • 53 min

Commander Divine takes us through the second and last part of his discussion of "The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius." Once again, he pulls sections from the book to provide us with inspiration on how Stoic philosophy can help us lead our lives correctly. He then also talks to JD Hixson in Japan about breath work and the importance of making the value of breath-work and proper breathing obvious in North America. In this episode, hear how: The importance and value of living for the moment explained by Marcus Aurelius Box Breathing is a "Trojan Horse," leading to better habits in a variety of ways Mark encountered breath-work initially as just an extension of his Zen and martial arts training This special episode successfully combines teaching about the Commander's approach to both breathing and philosophy.

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Commander Divine on philosophy and breathing

Commander Divine takes us through the second and last part of his discussion of “The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.” Once again, he pulls sections from the book to provide us with inspiration on how Stoic philosophy can help us lead our lives correctly.

He then also talks to JD Hixson in Japan about breath work and the importance of making the value of breath-work and proper breathing obvious in North America.

In this episode, hear how:

The importance and value of living for the moment explained by Marcus Aurelius
Box Breathing is a “Trojan Horse,” leading to better habits in a variety of ways
Mark encountered breath-work initially as just an extension of his Zen and martial arts training

This special episode successfully combines teaching about the Commander’s approach to both breathing and philosophy.