The biggest leadership limitation is rarely a lack of skill or a flawed strategy, it's what happens to your thinking under real pressure.
Ed Howard, founder of Kokoro Business Performance and creator of the One Breath Leadership framework, joins Sana to break down how thirty years of Zen practice and modern neuroscience compress into a single conscious breath you can use before any hard conversation, pitch, or decision.
About the Guest:
Ed Howard is the founder of Kokoro Business Performance and creator of the One Breath Leadership framework, blending neuroscience, psychology, and Zen practice into practical tools for leaders. He spent nearly twenty years in high-pressure banking and consulting alongside thirty years of Zen meditation practice.
Key Takeaways:
- The biggest limit on leadership performance is often thinking under pressure, not skill or strategy.
- Shallow chest breathing quietly signals threat to your brain and releases stress hormones.
- A single conscious breath can shift your mind from reactive and looping to calm and creative.
- Founders who give everything to their idea often neglect their own psychological health.
- You don't need twenty minutes on a cushion, sprinkling in one breath a few times a day works.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://onebreathleadership.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-howard-a86aa823/
Book: One Breath Leadership: The Burnout-Resilient, Neuroscience-Backed System for Executives and Managers Who Don't Have Time to Meditate (available on Amazon)
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Opening: the leadership limitation almost nobody names correctly (approx.)
[06:27] From twenty years in banking to thirty years of Zen practice
[16:01] Why founders and entrepreneurs burn out chasing their idea alone
[23:29] The neuroscience of breath, and why most of us breathe badly
[30:07] The three mind states: dual, non-dual, and transcendent
[46:16] How to use one breath before a hard conversation or decision
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