Mark Divine

And so, I came up with these skills. I call them – well, they line sort of with what the SEALs call the big four. But there's more than four, but the biggest and most powerful ones are – First is to develop control over your breath and to use your breath as a center post of your training, right? Because the breath is what will lead you to being in physiological control of your body.

And so, I came up with these skills. I call them – well, they line sort of with what the SEALs call the big four. But there's more than four, but the biggest and most powerful ones are – First is to develop control over your breath and to use your breath as a center post of your training, right? Because the breath is what will lead you to being in physiological control of your body.

And so the studies have now verified the power of breath control for stress management, stress release, and for triggering the parasympathetic nervous system to bleed off stress. So it's really, really healthy for you and healthy for your nervous system. But beyond that, The breath is a way to stay focused because after all, the brain is a organ of the body.

And so the studies have now verified the power of breath control for stress management, stress release, and for triggering the parasympathetic nervous system to bleed off stress. So it's really, really healthy for you and healthy for your nervous system. But beyond that, The breath is a way to stay focused because after all, the brain is a organ of the body.

And when your body is calmer, your brain is calmer. I mean, it's experienced subjectively as literally a lower brain, you know, cycle rate and you kind of an alpha beta when you're really calm. And it's healthier, right? And you're detoxing when you breathe deeply and cyclically and, you know, you don't have the choppy patterns associated with anxious emotional states.

And when your body is calmer, your brain is calmer. I mean, it's experienced subjectively as literally a lower brain, you know, cycle rate and you kind of an alpha beta when you're really calm. And it's healthier, right? And you're detoxing when you breathe deeply and cyclically and, you know, you don't have the choppy patterns associated with anxious emotional states.

So, the breath control is that first skill that I started teaching the SEAL candidates and that alone, and I call the practice box breathing, that alone had a profound impact on their ability to focus and remain clear in the heat of battle and that type of thing.

So, the breath control is that first skill that I started teaching the SEAL candidates and that alone, and I call the practice box breathing, that alone had a profound impact on their ability to focus and remain clear in the heat of battle and that type of thing.

And then I said, okay, so once I'm physiologically and physically in control and I'm clear headed and able to focus, then it's about creating the conditions in my mind so that I can stay focused on the right thing at the right time, stay focused on my teammates and stay focused on a positive outcome. Whereas, you know, the common individual will seize upon

And then I said, okay, so once I'm physiologically and physically in control and I'm clear headed and able to focus, then it's about creating the conditions in my mind so that I can stay focused on the right thing at the right time, stay focused on my teammates and stay focused on a positive outcome. Whereas, you know, the common individual will seize upon

you know, some, something that that's going wrong. And that could be like, I'm suffering because this sucks. Or, um, you know, I'm, I'm in pain or my, my back hurts, or I can't do this because it's too hard. I can't lift this 300 pound log up anymore.

you know, some, something that that's going wrong. And that could be like, I'm suffering because this sucks. Or, um, you know, I'm, I'm in pain or my, my back hurts, or I can't do this because it's too hard. I can't lift this 300 pound log up anymore.

There, there's always something, you know, whether it's physical or mental or something really practical, some challenge or crisis in your life, there's always something, right? Cause that's the human condition every day.

There, there's always something, you know, whether it's physical or mental or something really practical, some challenge or crisis in your life, there's always something, right? Cause that's the human condition every day.

of your life there's going to be something that doesn't go well or right there's going to be something that's negative there's going to be some discomfort and most people will seize upon that and focus on that and then of course that which you focus on tends to grow or to you know it attracts energy to it and so um i i learned and i taught these seals that you know we we accept

of your life there's going to be something that doesn't go well or right there's going to be something that's negative there's going to be some discomfort and most people will seize upon that and focus on that and then of course that which you focus on tends to grow or to you know it attracts energy to it and so um i i learned and i taught these seals that you know we we accept

and be not attached to what happens to us and we take control in a positive sense of what's happening in our mind, in both our rational mind as well as our emotional mind. And so we maintain a really positive energetic attitude and mindset. I call this positivity. The trained mind, as soon as that resistance is experienced, will begin to dialogue in a way that generates power instead of weakness.

and be not attached to what happens to us and we take control in a positive sense of what's happening in our mind, in both our rational mind as well as our emotional mind. And so we maintain a really positive energetic attitude and mindset. I call this positivity. The trained mind, as soon as that resistance is experienced, will begin to dialogue in a way that generates power instead of weakness.

And so when that log starts to rub the shoulder or starts to get hard, you know, instead of saying, holy cow, I don't think I can do this, or man, this thing's heavy, or how long do we have to do this? Another three hours. You basically shift that to some sort of powerful statement That you also associate with an energetic and emotional state.

And so when that log starts to rub the shoulder or starts to get hard, you know, instead of saying, holy cow, I don't think I can do this, or man, this thing's heavy, or how long do we have to do this? Another three hours. You basically shift that to some sort of powerful statement That you also associate with an energetic and emotional state.