Placebo and Resistance: What Capoeira Teaches Us About Mindset

What if belief alone could change your performance — in the roda and in life?

In this episode, we explore the power of belief through the lens of the placebo and nocebo effects. Science shows that expectations can heal or harm. But what does this have to do with capoeira?

In the roda, hesitation can make you slower. Confidence can make you sharper. The difference is often invisible — yet powerful. The same applies outside the roda.

The book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠50 Lessons on Capoeira, Teaching, and Life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Alex Maltsev

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