When noted Karate Sensei Keisuke Miyagi was training one of his students, he made it a point to teach this lesson: “Breathe in through nose. Out through mouth. Don’t forget to breathe – very important.” As it turns out, he was on to something when it comes to athletic training. Many of the scores of […]

Our very own Al Lee is part of a new story in the latest edition of the University of Oregon’s Ethos magazine. The article, “Breathing With a Purpose,” by Kelsey Thalhofer, talks with Quincy O’Toole, a NIA instructor, Sandra Richey-Wallace, a respiratory therapist at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, and Al, to […]