Breathwork Magic – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Your breath can change your day. And your day can change your life.

In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with Veronique to explore how conscious breathing can transform discomfort into growth and scarcity into trust. From silent meditation retreats and awkward first yoga classes to a deeply embodied practice, their conversation unpacks why our culture praises exhaustion, how shame around being a beginner keeps us small, and why breathing on purpose is one of the most generous acts of self-care for the nervous system.

Listeners are guided through an infinite breath practice, slow, straw-sip inhales, lingering exhales, and a gentle pause in emptiness—designed to expand capacity and reconnect with possibility.

They explore how to personalize breathwork when group practices feel overwhelming, how to recognize and release false urgency, and how to move from default to design in everyday life. From washing one dish with full attention to stacking breath with toothbrushing, this episode offers practical tools that fit real life.

The conversation also brings breath off the mat and into relationships, pausing before speaking, creating space in conflict, and softening the body in moments of tension. For grief and anxiety, breath becomes a quiet alchemist, loosening the stories we carry. And when the breath feels stuck indoors, stepping outside to breathe with trees becomes a simple pathway back to awe, wonder, and trust.

If this episode resonates, try taking five conscious breaths before your feet hit the floor tomorrow and notice what shifts. 

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🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess:

• Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE
• Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess 

A gentle Breathwork meditation and grounding body awareness practice to calm the nervous system, release tension, and reconnect with the present moment.

In this episode of Breathwork Magic, I guide you through a gentle breathwork meditation designed to help you slow down, soften into your body, and regulate your nervous system. This practice isn’t about fixing yourself or doing anything “right”, it’s about shifting from pressure into permission and allowing the breath to support you exactly as you are.

Using mindful breathing and full-body awareness, we create space to release tension, welcome emotions without judgment, and feel more grounded, supported, and clear. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, craving a reset, or simply seeking a moment of calm, this episode offers a soothing reminder that your breath is always available, guiding you back into your body and opening the door to clarity, healing, and a new beginning.

🔹 In this Magic Mini, you’ll experience:

• A safety-first setup with flexible posture and consent-based cues
• Longer exhales to support parasympathetic nervous system regulation
• Gentle body awareness from feet to crown to map sensation
• Allowing emotions to arise without analyzing or naming them
• Softening the jaw, shoulders, and hands to release unconscious bracing
• A final clearing breath to integrate the practice
• Simple ways to return to this breathwork throughout your day

🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess:

• Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE
• Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess 

What happens when burnout, grief, and resistance collide… and you finally take a deep breath?

In this powerful episode of Breathwork Magic, host Amanda Russo sits down with Susanna, a former tech executive turned somatic breathwork facilitator and transformational coach for a deep and vulnerable conversation on healing, emotional release, and spiritual awakening through the breath.

Susanna shares how years of high-performance living and personal loss culminated in burnout and how one life-altering Breathwork session cracked her open, revealing a path of clarity, purpose, and connection. Amanda and Susanna explore the full spectrum of Breathwork’s impact: from grief and anxiety to joy, sensuality, and 5D consciousness. They also discuss the real resistance many face with Breathwork, the importance of consistency, and how breath can be one of the most powerful tools for transformation.

🔹 Episode Highlights

[2:26] – Susanna’s pivotal life change: leaving tech, grieving loss, and discovering coaching
 [3:27] – Her first deep breathwork experience: wailing, release, and profound clarity
 [7:16] – Releasing grief and years of suppressed emotion through the breath
 [8:39] – Why “Breathwork” is an active, intentional process and why consistency matters
 [10:18] – The surprising benefits: clarity, calm, and awakening to sensuality and joy
 [11:19] – How clients are experiencing mystical insights, ancestral healing, and emotional breakthroughs
 [20:19] – Using breathwork to access 5D consciousness and connect with universal energy
 [24:48] – What gave her the courage to leave corporate life and step into full-time coaching
 [33:21] – Why so many prioritize physical fitness but neglect their inner world

This episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating burnout, grief, or transition and looking for a way to reconnect with their body, emotions, and purpose through inner work.

🔹Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess:

~ Sign Up for Virtual Mindful Mindset Mondays HERE

~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE

~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess 

🔹 Connect with Susanna:

~ Susanna’s website: coachingbysusanna.com
~ Instagram: @coachingbysusanna

🔹 Resources Mentioned by Susanna

~Dr. Joe Dispenza - Pineal gland breath & consciousness work

In this episode of Breathwork Magic, host Amanda Russo welcomes Natalie (NatNat) Bedard, an emotional healing specialist and founder of Life To One Self. Through the lens of a powerful personal story—from a near-death experience to raising twin boys while healing—this conversation explores how breath becomes more than a practice; it becomes a lifeline, a mirror, and a transformative tool.

The discussion delves into how meditation, mindful breathing, and nervous system awareness can support emotional integration, rest, and self-compassion. NatNat leads listeners through a grounding "mindful moment" breathwork practice and shares the deep impact of vitality breathwork and cold plunges. Her reflections offer insights into choosing presence, embracing inner wisdom, and honoring the body’s signals.

Key Points:

[2:53] – Discovering meditation and breathwork after a mysterious illness and hospitalization.
[5:15] – Parenting twins as a spiritual practice and learning to ride emotional waves through breath.
[13:58] – A guided mindful moment to regulate, release, and reconnect.
[20:09] – Why the nervous system needs rest and why pushing isn’t always healing.
[28:56] – Processing childhood trauma and accessing deep compassion through vitality breathwork.
[41:36] – Amanda’s journey with grief, breath, and the healing power of presence.
[46:14] – Exploring spirit, nervous system intelligence, and what it means to truly feel safe in the body.

To Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess

~ Sign Up for Virtual Mindful Mindset Mondays HERE

~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE

~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess

What if your breath could unblock emotional energy and guide you back to your natural state of well-being?

In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo welcomes Banya Lim, a multi-generational healer, energy coach, and the creator of the Qi Mastery System. With over three decades of experience as an acupuncturist and practitioner of oriental medicine, Banya shares how breathwork became a catalyst in her personal and professional healing journey.

Listeners will be inspired by Banya’s unique integration of spiritual acupuncture, movement, and breath, and how the body holds not just tension—but wisdom, memory, and the potential for emotional release. Discover how specific breath patterns and movements can open energetic pathways, dissolve blockages, and restore emotional clarity. This conversation also explores the five elements, the body’s subtle messages, and the power of healing through intuition.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your self-awareness, move stuck energy, or explore a holistic approach to wellness, this episode is a must-listen.

Key Points:

[2:04] – Banya’s early healing path and the roots of spiritual acupuncture
[4:35] – The breath as a delivery system for qi and personal transformation
[7:00] – How breathwork and movement complement acupuncture practices
[12:22] – Her first breathwork experience and the emotional breakthrough it sparked
[15:24] – The five elements and how they mirror emotions in the body
[21:52] – Why movement is essential for clearing blocked energy
[28:19] – A powerful stretch + breath technique to release anger quickly
[34:14] – Emotional imprints in the body and how beliefs create blockages
[36:33] – Final wisdom: align your inner world to create outer transformation

If this episode inspired you, don’t forget to rate, review, and share it with a friend who could use a breath of insight and clarity. 

Keep breathing...your body knows the way.

To Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess

~ Sign Up for Virtual Mindful Mindset Mondays HERE

~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE

~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess

Breathwork isn't just a practice, it’s a gateway to healing, transformation, and embracing the present moment. In this soulful conversation, host Amanda Russo, is joined by Marko, who shares how discovering Wim Hof's Breathwork during a dark period in rural Australia helped him reconnect to the sweetness of life. Through years of disciplined practice, MarKo has developed a deeply personal approach that balances inner clarity with modern life’s demands.

In this episode, listeners will learn:
• How Wim Hof’s methods opened a path during MarKo’s emotional low
• Experiencing bliss and presence from a single 45-minute breath session
• Why daily disciplines should empower not control our lives
• Marvo’s practice of 33 continuous breaths to create space and stillness
• Navigating the tension between digital life and grounded presence
• Integration through movement, self-expression, and “getting the house in order”
• The importance of simple self-care as a spiritual practice

To Connect with Amanda Russo:

~ Sign Up for Virtual Mindful Mindset Mondays HERE

~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE

~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess

What if the key to clarity, confidence, and presence in your daily life is found in something as simple as a pause? In this episode of Breathwork Magic, joined by Alan Carroll, an educational psychologist and founder of A Mindful You, who shares decades of wisdom on the transformational power of conscious breathing—especially when it comes to public speaking and staying present.

Together, we dive into what it truly means to be awake in your communication, how pausing opens the door to connection, and why learning to control your breath is actually learning to command your reality. This is more than just a conversation—it's a wake-up call to stop running on autopilot and start breathing with purpose. If you’ve ever struggled with public speaking, overthinking, or staying grounded, this episode will offer powerful insights and practical tools to shift your energy and expand your presence.

🕰️ Episode Timeline Highlights

[2:20] – Alan’s spiritual journey begins with Autobiography of a Yogi
[4:15] – Training with the EST seminar and stepping into public speaking
[7:42] – The link between breath and vocal presence: becoming a “wind instrument”
[10:05] – Why most people are unknowingly starving themselves of oxygen
[13:45] – Ego vs. being: how silence helps you choose your next words
[17:03] – The three pillars of articulation: clarity, understanding, and fluidity
[23:43] – Lucid dreaming and the metaphor of waking up in your life
[27:22] – Conscious breathing as the gateway to presence and health
[34:51] – The difference between unconscious and conscious anger
[37:36] – Appreciating the journey: the penny-to-a-million-dollar mindset shift

To Connect with Amanda Russo:

~ Sign Up for Virtual Mindful Mindset Mondays HERE

~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE

~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess

To Connect with Alan:

 https://acamindfulyou.com/

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In this powerful episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda is joined by Trea, Krav Maga instructor, behavioral analyst, and breath coach for a deep conversation about reclaiming the breath, rewiring the body, and bridging the gap between meditation and real-life presence. With a background in psychology and education, Trea brings a grounded and insightful perspective on how breathwork can shift performance, mindset, and nervous system regulation.

They explore the hidden ways society disrupts natural breathing patterns from a young age, why most people are unknowingly over-breathing (especially during exercise), and how simple adjustments to breath and awareness can create profound transformation. Trea also shares what happened when he attended a Navy SEAL-led breathwork event, his unexpected experience with emotional release, and why he continues to explore this practice—even when it feels uncomfortable.

🔹 Episode Highlights

[2:33] – Discovering breathwork after decades of meditation and high-performance training

[3:58] – What Krav Maga taught Trea about survival, stress, and the importance of breath

[7:59] – Everyday mindfulness: How opening a door became a moment of presence

[12:48] – Turning 40 and the mindset shift that sparked his deep dive into breathwork

[15:17] – Rib cage flexibility, breath mechanics, and how society teaches us to breathe incorrectly

[21:50] – Warrior breathing with Navy SEALs: Trea’s first conscious connected breath session

[28:27] – Why most people breathe too much during exercise and how to fix it

[35:14] – The “breathing gears” concept: How to breathe smarter, not harder, during movement

Resources Mentioned by Trea

Throughout the episode, Trea shares some of the most impactful teachers, tools, and frameworks that have shaped his breathwork and mindfulness journey. Here are the key resources he referenced:

• Dr. Belisa Vranich – The Breathing Class

• Unified Mindfulness – Shinzen Young

• Patrick McKeown – Oxygen Advantage

• Stig Åvall Severinsen – Breatheology

• Brian MacKenzie – Shift Adapt

• Mark Divine – Unbeatable Mind

This episode is packed with insights for anyone interested in performance, nervous system regulation, or simply learning to breathe in a way that supports the body and mind. Whether you’re a seasoned breathworker or just getting started, Trea’s story offers powerful reminders of what’s possible when we reconnect with the breath.

To Connect with Amanda Russo:
~ linktree.com/thebreathinggoddess
~ Instagram:  @thebreathinggoddess

What happens when a former mob attorney discovers the transformative power of meditation? 

In this transformative episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with Bob Martin, a former mob attorney turned certified meditation teacher, to explore the incredible shifts that can come from mindfulness, breathwork, and a commitment to personal growth. Bob shares his fascinating journey—from the high-stakes world of Miami's legal system during the "Cocaine Cowboy" era to studying Taoist philosophy and eventually becoming a meditation coach.

Discover how breathwork and mindfulness helped Bob transform his life, find inner peace, and cultivate compassion—skills that now guide his students. This episode is full of wisdom, actionable practices, and stories that will inspire you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself. Whether you're new to meditation or looking to deepen your practice, this conversation will leave you with plenty to reflect on.

Episode Highlights
[1:22] – Amanda introduces Bob Martin, his unexpected career path, and his journey from being a mob lawyer to embracing meditation.
[4:17] – Bob recalls his time as a prosecutor in Miami during the chaotic "Cocaine Cowboy" era.
[6:32] – A life-changing moment with a therapist leads Bob to discover Taoism and its transformative practices.
[9:31] – Bob explains the Taoist philosophy of going with the flow and aligning with the natural rhythms of life.
[15:33] – How breathwork and Tai Chi taught Bob to find balance, both in his personal and professional life.
[22:12] – Why meditation is about noticing, not emptying your mind—and how this shift can change your relationship with your thoughts.
[50:40] – Bob shares the practice of Tonglen, a meditation technique that cultivates compassion and emotional resilience.
[1:02:43] – The importance of a consistent meditation practice and how Bob uses Duke University's meditation tools to coach his students effectively.

To Connect with Amanda Russo:
~ linktree.com/thebreathinggoddess
~ Instagram:  @thebreathinggoddess

To Connect with Bob:
~ Visit Bob Martin's website: A Wise and Happy Life
~ Download Bob's FREE Meditation E-Book HERE

Closing Reminder
Thank you for tuning into Breathwork Magic! If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or give us a five-star rating. Let’s spread the power of breathwork and mindfulness far and wide! Remember, every breath is an opportunity to begin again. 

From CrossFit enthusiast to an advocate for emotional healing, Amanda Curry’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Through her personal inner child healing process during the challenges of the pandemic, Amanda discovered the transformative power of Breathwork. This practice became a powerful tool for unlocking deep-seated emotions, navigating the demands of motherhood, and stepping into a more aligned and empowered version of herself. In this inspiring conversation, Amanda shares how Breathwork has enriched her work as a physical therapist in pediatric oncology and how she uses it to support her clients, patients, and even her own family.

Imagine breaking through emotional barriers with the same determination it takes to open a stubborn jar of peanut butter. Amanda's unique and relatable analogies bring clarity to how breathwork helps us navigate resistance, emotional blockages, and life’s everyday challenges. Whether you’re a seasoned breathwork practitioner, a healthcare professional, or someone curious about starting this practice, this episode is filled with actionable insights and heart-centered inspiration.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• [2:17] How Amanda discovered breathwork during her inner child healing journey and unlocked suppressed emotions.
• [7:15] How breathwork bypasses mental resistance to release grief, frustration, and anger.
• [12:47] Amanda’s powerful "peanut butter jar" analogy to explain resistance and how breathwork helps you move through it.
• [17:42] Why reconnecting with the breath is crucial for healing and reclaiming your body.
• [24:56] Amanda’s approach to gently introducing breathwork to beginners, making it accessible for everyone.
• [34:02] How breathwork helped Amanda process "mom rage" and years of suppressed anger—and transformed her parenting approach.
• [40:52] The impact of teaching emotional regulation to children and an adorable moment when Amanda’s daughter used breathwork to self-soothe.
• [45:05] Amanda’s inspiring final wisdom: “Your want is enough,” and why breathwork is a powerful tool for lasting change.

To Connect with Amanda Russo:
~ linktree.com/thebreathinggoddess
~ Instagram:  @thebreathinggoddess

Links & Resources Mentioned

• Connect with Amanda Curry on Instagram: @theSomaticDPT
• Book Recommendation: The Five Personality Patterns by Stephen Kessler

Until next time, keep breathing, keep shifting, and keep embracing the magic within you. You’ve got this!

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