A Breath of Fresh Air for Diabetes Wellness

Are you tired of the never-ending:

• Diets for conquering diabetes?

• Workout plans to beat diabetes?

• The latest gadget for managing diabetes?

Me too. (Some of them actually give me more anxiety than anything.) It seems they forget that we’re people (with diabetes), not diabetic people. Not everything we do has to revolve around our disease.

Yet, we also know we can’t just ignore our unique needs.

So, how can we maintain wellness with diabetes without making diabetes wellness dominate our world? Enter the power of breathing.

What Sets Breathing & Mindfulness Apart: It’s About You

Unlike conventional diabetes plans, breathing & mindfulness are all about you (not just your disease). They cultivate awareness of what’s right with you, fostering resilience, peace of mind, and agency despite life’s inevitable setbacks.

Instead of obsessing over perfect numbers, this approach prioritizes stress reduction, improving mental and emotional health, and cultivating resilience as a person (with diabetes). The goal isn't perfect numbers; it's peace of mind & lifelong agency.

Paradoxically, this Non-Diabetic Approach Seems to Help Our Blood Sugars, Too

In 2017, I started a breathing practice for personal growth, not diabetes. To my surprise, within a few months, my blood sugars improved dramatically. I discovered that this wasn’t an accident; this connection is backed by research.

Breathing and mindfulness offer many benefits for diabetes, including stress reduction, enhanced emotional well-being, improved blood flow, and increased insulin sensitivity. It's a win-win: you focus on yourself, reduce stress, and indirectly help your blood sugars.

Immediate Benefits and Lifelong Empowerment

Consider the countless 8-hour workdays we all endure to make money that comes and goes, making little permanent change. Now, I'm inviting you to reclaim just one workday—eight transformative hours dedicated to cultivating the best version of yourself. These changes don't come and go like a paycheck. They are like compound interest, providing lifelong returns.

Across two 4-hour sessions, you'll acquire invaluable tools for reducing stress, increasing energy, enhancing focus, and nurturing the wholeness already existing within you. These aren't transient benefits but enduring skills that will accompany you throughout your lifetime, making these 8 hours a profound and enduring investment in your well-being.

Program at a Glance

Session recordings will be made available for you to revisit at your convenience.

However, your attendance is critical and required. If you cannot make it during these times, I ask that you consider joining a different session when you can commit all of your attention.

If you would really like to join but cannot find a way to make it live, please send me an email at nick@thebreathingdiabetic.com and we will work something out.

Detailed Program

DAY 1 CURRICULUM

DAY 2 CURRICULUM

THE JOURNEY DOESN’T END HERE

Real-Life Diabetes Benefits of the Program

All the above lessons and practices will lead to concrete improvements in your daily living. Here are a few examples:

Improved Emotional Resilience:

Imagine having an issue with a prescription refill or getting an unexplainable high. The skills you learn here will allow you to effectively deal with these stressors without getting thrown into a downward emotional spiral (which ultimately makes the high blood sugar worse or dealing with the pharmacy more difficult).

Better Sleep and Enhanced Energy:

One of the most challenging parts of diabetes is how draining it is. But imagine waking up refreshed and having more energy from proper breathing (oxygen is, after all, energy) and a balanced nervous system. This gives you the energy you need to better handle your blood sugars: by feeling better, managing all aspects of your diabetes gets easier.

Less Stress:

If you have diabetes, you know stress makes everything worse (this goes almost without saying). By learning breathing exercises that activate the relaxation response, you’ll experience less stress and have better overall diabetes health as an outcome.

Improved Attention:

The breathing and mindfulness practices will literally rewire your brain to increase your attention & awareness, allowing you to tune into subtle changes in your body that give you back control over your blood sugars.

Less Long-Term Worry:

The benefits of proper breathing counteract many of the complications of diabetes. For example, generally speaking, people with diabetes have lower resting oxygen levels, degraded heart and brain health, a less-balanced nervous system, greater levels of oxidative stress & inflammation, and higher levels of emotional stress & anxiety. The breathing practices you’ll learn are scientifically proven to improve (but not eliminate) all these problems, allowing you to worry less about long-term complications and more about living your best life (with diabetes).

Investment

$495 USD

Money-Back Guarantee

This virtual retreat is meant to empower you, not add additional stress. So, take a nice slow, deep breath: You can receive 100% of your money back if you’re unhappy after the first day.

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Your Wellness Awaits

Experience a holistic, you-focused approach to diabetes management that goes beyond traditional methods.

Let's embark on this journey towards diabetes wellness, one (very mindful) breath at a time.

Begin your transformational journey now.

FAQ

Do I need prior experience with breathing or mindfulness?

No prior experience is necessary. The exercises are introduced progressively, making them easy to follow, even for someone completely new to breathing and mindfulness.

What if I already practice breathwork or meditation regularly?

If you already have a consistent practice, this program will enhance and enrich it. You will learn new insights, techniques, and perspectives that will foster a more comprehensive understanding of diabetes and mindful living in general.

What if I can’t make it live?

Session recordings will be made available for you to revisit at your convenience. However, your attendance is critical and required. If you cannot make it during these times, I ask that you consider joining a different session when you can commit all of your attention. If you would really like to join but cannot find a way to make it live, please send me an email at nick@thebreathingdiabetic.com and we will work something out.

Do I need to change my current diabetes management plan?

Nope. This is an adjunctive approach that works with any diabetes plan. Because the main goal is stress reduction, nervous system function, and increased mindfulness, this program can be seamlessly integrated into any diabetes management plan you use.

How much time do I need to commit after the retreat to maintain the benefits?

You will be given several guided audio practices, ranging from 12-20 minutes, to be done once daily to maintain the benefits. Drawing from numerous scientific papers and books, 12 minutes is the minimum effective dose for achieving meaningful improvements. Thus, the post-retreat practices are designed to require the smallest time commitment needed for change.

Interestingly, even if you feel time-constrained, you might discover that you willingly spend more time on these practices. The exercises focus on cultivating what’s already right within you, fostering a sense of wholeness. This often results in a positive experience, and you may find it joyful to extend your practice time voluntarily.