Long Covid Podcast 59 - Vikki Jones - Long Covid, Trauma & Breathing
Nov 2, 2022
Vikki Jones, former international athlete turned personal trainer, dietitian and breathwork coach living with Long Covid. She shares her long Covid journey, how breathwork helped with trauma and relapses, and practical breathing techniques like nasal breathing, control pause and cadence breathing. Short, actionable breathing tools and why breathing matters for long-term recovery are highlighted.
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Modify Breathwork Specifically For Long Covid
- Train breathing like a skill: learn biomechanics, work with qualified instructors, and adapt routines for long COVID limitations.
- Vikki trained with Patrick McKeown and co-developed modified exercises because standard protocols often worsen air hunger.
Breath Changes Biochemistry Faster Than Other Interventions
- Changing breath is the fastest way to alter your body's biochemistry, faster than thoughts, food, supplements, or meds.
- For long haulers stuck in fight-or-flight, breathwork offers immediate downregulation and a cascade of calming effects.
Make Nasal Breathing Your Daily Baseline
- Nasal breathe 100% of the time except when talking or eating as the foundational habit to improve sleep and calm the body.
- If you cannot nasal breathe for one minute, build that base first before other exercises.
