David Bidler: A Compelling Conversation on Why Education Needs to Consider Physiology, First

Tune into this amazing conversation I have with David Bidler, founder of Physiology First, where we explore the role physiology plays as educators who work, primarily, with the student brain (and, who do THAT, with ...  our own brains)!

What would happen if we were to put the physiology of the brain & body first? David's organization, Physiology First, aims to do just that by not only teaching skills like how to breathe, how to lift heavy weights, and how to endure cold plunges and ice baths (and how all of that improves hormones and brain health), but also how to envision the most inspiring version of your life, how to build relationships, how to become empowered. How, basically, to thrive. 

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Physiology First LINKS:

• Physiologyfirst.org
• Functional Physiology Certification
• Instagram: @physiologyfirst
• Twitter: @physiologyfirst

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ABOUT DAVID

David Bidler is an author, speaker, and social entrepreneur.

As owner of The Distance Project, a human performance training center in Freeport, Maine, David has studied and applied the science of physiology across the lifespan.

Through assessments on breathing, heart rate variability, and biometrics related to health and longevity David has utilized science-based tools to optimize human performance for close to a decade.

In 2018 David began collaborating with Dr. Jose Herrero, a NYC based neuroscientist specializing in how breathing impacts the brain. This collaboration led to David’s participation in clinical research with patients, presentations on respiratory physiology for hospitals, and application of science-based breathing exercises with students and athletes across the globe. This collaboration inspired David to author Breathe to Perform: Simple Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress, Improve Energy, and Peak Athletic Performance.

As co-founder of Breathe to Perform, a consulting company specializing in the science of stress physiology, David works with companies and teams to implement health and wellness practices with measurable, scaleable results.

David was instrumental in founding Physiology First in 2019. “The greatest problem of our time is the mental health of the next generation of problem solvers. We need to employ every tool in the health, wellness, and performance training toolbox for give the leaders of tomorrow the skills and tools they need today.”

David is currently co-designing curriculum for the New Teacher’s Academy in Hoboken, N.J as well as a worldwide professional development program, The Functional Physiology Certification, to help educators and allied health professionals bring the Physiology First model to their private practices, schools, and communities.