Join John Niehaus, a professional pilot and flight instructor and Gita Brown, a yoga educator and student pilot as they share how the latest tools in stress reduction, well-being, and high performance mental training can improve your abilities as aviators. Through this podcast they will show how understanding these techniques can create a mindset of excellence not just in flying, but flight training, proficiency, and aviation safety.
The Calm Cockpit Podcast
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Join John Niehaus, a professional pilot and flight instructor and Gita Brown, a yoga educator and student pilot as they share how the latest tools in stress reduction, well-being, and high performance mental training can improve your abilities as aviators. Through this podcast they will show how understanding these techniques can create a mindset of excellence not just in flying, but flight training, proficiency, and aviation safety.
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Recent Episodes
June 29, 2026
Three Must-Have Apps for Every Pilot
Season 2 Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 11 Your flight bag is full of tools to help you fly safely—but what about the tools that help take care of the pilot? In this Monday Briefing, we share three simple apps we think every pilot should have: Water Llama for staying hydrated, MyFitnessPal for understanding how you're fueling your body and brain, and Insight Timer for managing stress and training your nervous system. None are aviation apps, but all can help support better focus, decision-making, and overall performance. The key isn't perfection—it's consistency. Just as you rely on checklists and instruments in the cockpit, these apps provide objective feedback that makes healthy habits easier to build. Pick one app, try it for a week, and see what you learn. Small daily actions can make a big difference in how you feel—and how you fly. Links: Water Llama: Water tracker app & drink water reminder app My Fitness Pal 280 million users and counting: log food, track macros, identify nutritional content of food, track work outs, etc... Insight Timer: simple and clean interface plus guided meditations, breath work, relaxations, and meditation courses
June 24, 2026
The Pilot’s Reset Button: Breathing Techniques Every Pilot Should Know
Season 2 Episode 13 Breathing is one of the few systems in the body that operates automatically while also remaining under conscious control, making it a powerful tool for pilot performance and resilience. This episode explores how breathing influences stress, focus, alertness, recovery, and sleep, and why it serves as a bridge between the demands of the external environment and a pilot’s internal state. Listeners will learn how posture and breathing mechanics affect oxygen exchange, why nasal breathing offers important advantages, and how shallow chest breathing can contribute to anxiety and reduced concentration. The episode introduces three practical techniques pilots can use throughout the day: the Physiological Sigh for recovering from startle responses and high-workload moments, Coherent Breathing to improve heart rate variability and nervous system balance, and Triangle Breathing for downshifting after long duty days and preparing for restorative sleep. The conversation also explains the role of heart rate variability (HRV) in resilience and how regular breathing practice can help pilots maintain a healthy window of tolerance, enhance recovery, and improve overall performance. Whether used before a flight, after exercise, or at the end of a demanding day, these simple, evidence-informed practices provide accessible tools for flying smarter and stressing less. Links: 21 Day Hatha Yoga Challenge 2026—Over the course of these 21 mornings, we’ll explore postures, breathwork, and simple awareness practices to reconnect with the body, clear the mind, and establish a steady, supportive rhythm. Five minute breathing exercise from the Huberman lab How to retrain your breathing: from the University College, London hospitals NHS Wim Hoff Method: breathing, cold exposure, and mindset Yoga with Adrienne full playlist of breathing practices
June 15, 2026
Monday Briefing: The Good News--No One is Coming to Save You
Season 2: Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 10 In this Monday Briefing, you'll discover why self-care is not a luxury or a reward for surviving a stressful week, but the foundation of a healthy, resilient, and meaningful life. You'll learn a practical definition of self-care that goes beyond the stereotypes of the wellness industry and focuses instead on the daily routines that provide maintenance of your body, mind, and emotions. This episode offers a simple framework for building sustainable habits that support better decision-making, stronger relationships, and safer flying. You'll come away with a clear understanding of why small, consistent actions—like sleep, movement, nourishment, nervous system regulation, and meaningful connection—matter more than grand gestures, along with practical ideas for creating a self-care routine that fits into real life.
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