Dr. Belisa Vranich is a clinical psychologist, internationally recognized breathing expert, and sought-after speaker specializing in performance under pressure. She is the author of two books on breathing, the most recent being Breathing for Warriors: Master Your Breath to Unlock More Strength, Greater Endurance, Sharper Precision, Faster Recovery, and an Unshakable Inner Game (St. Martin’s Press, 2020). Her books have been translated into Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Polish, Slovene and Serbo-Croatian. Dr. Vranich is the former Director of Breathing Science at the Ash Center for Comprehensive Care in New York City, and is part of FDNY’s Mental Performance Initiative. She is a lead researcher at MD Anderson Cancer Center studying breathing-based interventions to reduce cardiotoxic risk during cancer treatment. She has worked with members of the MLB, NHL, and NFL, as well as tactical organizations including the DEA, U.S. Border Patrol, military, and law enforcement. Her TEDx talk on breathing and performance has been viewed nearly one million times, and her work has been featured in major national media outlets including The New York Times, Crain’s New York Business, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, and GQ.