The Breathing Edge with Shane and Angelina Saunders Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Mindfulness is a growing trend in the health and wellbeing industry. Bringing your attention to experiences happening right in front of you is something that can be developed through meditation and breathing techniques as well as through other training like journalling. Its benefits are endless, especially for mental health. More and more people are waking up to the benefits and it’s a common practice for most high-performing, energised leaders. In this episode, we’re chatting to Marc Champagne, the founder of KYŌ (kee-oh), an app that acts like a digital journal to help people practise being mindful. KYŌ, meaning “today” in Japanese, is where Marc got the idea for the app. Users are prompted to answer questions from some of the world’s most inspiring figures and are encouraged to focus on today, on the present. Marc is also host of the KYŌ Conversations podcast.Here’s what to expect from this episode:The main driver behind the KYŌ app - Marc’s morning practices and doing something different to stand outMarc’s morning practice so he could start the day on his terms - reading positive material, asking himself motivational questionsHow Marc got into breath workMarc turns the interview around and asks what defines usOne of the most powerful practices for being mindful - being aware by paying attention to your breathingWhat Angie has learned from being aware of her breathingBy opening up your breathing, you open up your awareness to everythingQuestions Marc asks himself each day - What would make today great? What made me smile today? Why Marc receives a prompt to answer questions about his week each Friday at 4pmGathering questions from other interviews and people he’s metThe context of the prompt or the question is where the magic livesCreating new neural pathwaysAutopilot is like a chronic disease - Marc wants to encourage everyone to just slow down and thinkBringing direction to running commentaryIs your mind organised? Can you navigate it? If you can’t navigate, ideas can’t surfaceIf you’re mentally hoarding things, new opportunities can’t present themselves to youTaking your breathing out of automatic and into manual modeAltering your state - how breathing can take you to a blissful stateShane’s religion - his spiritual experience from breathing, being in nature and being in cold waterHow Angie learned to trust in the process of breathingMore of Marc’s powerful prompts: Who do I have to be right now? What do I have to let go of in this moment? One of Shane’s favourite statements - “It’s not in the words, it’s in the practice”Angie’s go-to prompt - What do I need to feel today and how can I create that?A trick to help you socialise with more peopleWhy Marc does what he does - conversations, connecting with people that are passionate about helping others, and helping others connect with themselvesThe mission behind the KYŌ app - to solve a problem Marc and his team members were havingKYŌ quickly shifted to a social responsibility- to share and help othersUseful links:Marc Champagne on LinkedInMarc Champagne on TwitterKYŌ WebsiteKYŌ TwitterKYŌ InstagramKYŌ FacebookBreathe Me LinksAngelina Saunders LinkedIn Shane Saunders LinkedIn Breathe Me Instagram Breathing Edge Facebook Group Breathe Me Facebook Breathe Me Website

The next in the Energised Leader Series is one of our favourite people, Brett Jarman. Why is he one of our favourite people? Because he’s pretty good at coming up with new ideas and making complex problems simpler and he produces and hosts this podcast you’re about to listen to. In this episode, Brett shares his podcast magic with us, talking about everything from how to start your own, to content strategy and leading a team that’s spread across the globe. He is the CEO and Founder of Experts On Air and Help Me Leverage, which helps experts build their reputation and personal brand as an authority in their field in order to drive sales and growth. As someone who has been self-employed since the age of 19, he’s got this whole business thing down. Brett shows his clients how to speak to their ideal customers, put systems in place that reduce demands on the founder, and how to use their intellectual property to their full advantage. This usually involves creating or leveraging podcasts as these are proven to be the platform that gives the most leverage.He is also the author of ‘Soul Operator - How to Be Your Own Boss and Build a Business With Purpose’, and of course, runs his own podcast, Authority Accelerator. Episode highlights: What Brett does - help experts build their reputation and personal brand as an authority in their fieldHow Brett has helped us up our game and explain what we actually doWhy he started producing podcasts and content marketing services for experts in their field - to help people focus on what they’re best at Helping people with their strategy - how Brett and his team made it easier for usBrett’s personality according to Roger James Hamilton’s Genius Test - Dynamo GeniusVery few podcasts get past the first few episodes because they don’t have a strategy in placeHow we’ve benefitted from starting a podcast - opportunities for new business and partnerships through interviewsWhat Brett is working on right now - building the network and employing producersHow Brett manages his energy around being highly creativeRoutines Brett has to keep him on track as a business owner and working from home - meditation, breathing, rising early and regular yoga sessionsBrett’s biggest leadership lesson - learning to step back and let the team get on with their tasks without his interferenceMaking the work more satisfying for your teamBrett’s ultimate goal by 2021 - one day off a week, one week off a month and one month off a yearTaking inspiration from Chuck BlakemanTrying a 4-day week for his team and why it hasn’t quite worked yetBrett’s strategies - thinks visually to fit everything into a structureThe importance of using a framework for things he does regularlyWhat gets Brett out of bed in the morning - to bring more ease into the world, making things simplerWhat people need to do if they’re looking to start a podcast - be clear on the function of the podcast and who your audience isThe narrower you go with your target audience, the more success your podcast will likely haveWays to contact Brett for all things podcastsUseful Links:Brett Jarman on LinkedInHelp Me Leverage WebsiteExperts On Air WebsiteBrett Jarman WebsiteBrett Jarman FacebookBrett Jarman TwitterBreathe Me LinksAngelina Saunders LinkedIn Shane Saunders LinkedIn Breathe Me Instagram Breathing Edge Facebook Group Breathe Me Facebook Breathe Me Website

In this episode we dive deep into the world of Eastern medicine, self-healing, meditation and humanity in business with Ed Andrew.British-born Ed is a business coach and mentor and founder of The Human Consultancy. His passion is bringing humanity to careers and life through online and face-to-face workshops and seminars.His training helps businesses to grow into the multi million dollar profit bracket, just as he has with many of his own businesses.Other areas of work includes advising tech-driven startups and scale-ups to create sustainable, investable and scalable businesses, and mentoring CEO’s and high-performing professionals to help them find a career that best suits them.  He’s also a fellow podcaster. As the host of Human Impact podcast, Ed interviews changemakers and leaders around the world bringing humanity to work and life.Episode Highlights:A brief look into Ed’s background - born in England, lived in Australia on and off for the last 20 years, originally a lawyer and then a headhunterBuilding his first business in Australia the day after 9/11 and selling after 9 successful yearsMoving into the technology business and consultancy work for startupsEd’s fashion business, launched with his wifeEd’s current work helping people who are in a transition in their lifeLiving a closed, traditional English life but always having an interest in finding out what else is out in the worldBeing unsure of the power of meditation and breathing but knowing there was “something else out there”Moving from a Western culture to Eastern culture - working in India and being exposed to Eastern medicine, Buddhism, Shamanism, Taoism etc.Ed’s views on the validity of plant based medicineEd’s experience of being diagnosed with prostate cancer 7 years ago and his journey of self-healingThe Eastern philosophy of prostate cancer - it’s a mental problem not a physical problemHow meditation puts you into a safe placeBreathwork is a lifetime commitment because you are essentially changing the way your body worksWhat makes the best leaders? The importance of being intuitive, not only for yourself but for othersEd’s daily practice and the difference he notices when he doesn’t do it - breathwork, affirmations, creating positive energy for the day aheadWe are not perfect - what Ed does if he wakes up in a bad space mentallyMindset vs heartsetWhat gets Ed out of bed - serving his family firstLife doesn’t have to be complicated - you can transform your life and you don’t need a catastrophic event to do thatUseful Links:Ed Andrew on LinkedIn The Human Consultancy WebsiteHuman Impact Podcast Ed Andrew TwitterBreathe Me: Angelina Saunders LinkedIn Shane Saunders LinkedIn Breathe Me Instagram Breathing Edge Facebook Group Breathe Me Facebook Breathe Me Website

A hot topic that is being thrown around the corporate arena, the entrepreneurial space, and even in schools lately, is being resilient.The trouble is, most people don’t have the bandwidth to deal with even the slightest of knockbacks. They lack the energy needed to deal with everyday life.So in this episode, we chat about how by connecting with your body, you can cultivate the energy needed to build resilience at work and at home.Episode highlights:What is resilience?Bad habits that people tend to turn to when they’ve had a bad day - chocolate, alcohol or even drugsHow changing your bad habit can be enough to flip the switch and create more energy so you can bounce backThinking of resilience training as cultivating your energy and strength little by littleAn example of how martial arts builds resilience by teaching students to absorb the blowThe best way to boost your energy to overcome obstacles is by starting with the bodyHow a lack of sleep, poor diet, lack of exercise can affect your energy and affect other people around youMatthew Walker, sleep expert - a lack of sleep can lead to loneliness which ‘deflects’ the company of othersMapping out your physical energyThe four key elements of physical energy: boosting personal energy, ability to deflect, letting go of tension and knowing when to rest and when to take actionLooking at your mental energy - where do you spend most of your energy? Trust? Love? Courage? Integrity?Our mantra: ‘powered by joy’Step one is connecting to your body - you’ll feel less fragile when you doFeeling The Force - creating uncomfortable experiences that build strengthHow ice baths help us build resiliencePain is resistance of letting go, resistance of the natural processCreating the feeling of resilience - how Angie did that in childbirthUseful Links: Angelina Saunders LinkedInShane Saunders LinkedInBreathe Me InstagramBreathing Edge Facebook Group  Breathe Me FacebookBreathe Me Website

Have you ever struggled with anxiety in business? Or questioned your self-worth? Chandell Labbozzetta has.She spent almost 20 years building a successful career in sales, corporate business development and marketing and has won a number of awards for her performance.  After a struggle with burnout and depression, she discovered neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and the answers to her issues with self-worth and achievement. Now, she’s a popular sales strategist coach, trainer, motivational speaker and author of the ‘Confident Closing Strategic Sales Model’.Chandell used the model to grow a single business by 400% in just 6 months and now teaches the methodology to students and clients as Head of Training and Development at Life Puzzle.Episode highlights:What Chandell does - her purpose is to inspire confidence in others so that they can make empowered decisionsHow Chandell helps people in business - helps people get the messaging right to be able to charge the price they deserve for the work they are passionate aboutPeople want to serve but often end up becoming servantsBeing successful in business is so much more than having the right business skills - it’s about having the head, the heart and the gutChandell predominantly works with service-based entrepreneursThe ultimate business solution: 80% psychology and 20% strategyFor many people having the right mindset is unconscious - they tend to disconnect their valuesDream, goal, plan, actionPeople tend to focus heavily on either the strategy or the mindset to achieve their goals - they don’t connect the twoOur values play a huge role in terms of our psychology because they drive our behavioursWhy people tend to avoid thinking about their mindset in business‘A-ha’ moments versus ‘oh no’ moments - Chandell’s lobster metaphorPeople are challenged by their vulnerability - the pain they do know seems better than the pain they don’t knowAchieving your goals - your perception of time in relation to your body is importantAnxiety is a warning from the unconscious mind that we’re not focusing on what we want3 key habits Chandell has that keep her going throughout the day - breathwork, she focuses on what she wants, and understanding when to take responsibilityLetting go isn’t about avoiding somethingChandell’s work towards intergenerational mental healthUseful Links:Angelina Saunders LinkedIn Shane Saunders LinkedIn Breathe Me Instagram Breathing Edge Facebook Group Breathe Me Facebook Breathe Me WebsiteChandell Labbozzetta on LinkedInLife Puzzle Website

Our podcasts are inspired by the discussions we have and information we collect from travelling the world and carrying out our workshops with individual clients and corporations.We try to look at what people need when working in high pressure, high performance jobs and have to maintain focus for long periods of time. One of the most common problems for people we’ve met is not having any bandwidth - having lots of tangled ideas that leads to chaotic thinking.In this episode, we’re taking a look at how you can go from chaotic to coherent thinking and feeling using just your breath.Episode Highlights:Common problems of those working in high pressure, high performance jobsNot having the bandwidth - chaotic thoughtsHow to find the energy to start a new projectShifting something to increase your energy levelsListening to the body - the importance of the vagus nerve that connects your gut to your brainAlerts to your brain when something isn’t right and typical feelings of anxiety and depression that may come with thatBreathing is a behaviour - the easiest, fastest way to increase your energy is to change your behaviourOur 7-Step Quick Start Program for breathingFollowing a framework when breathing to increase your energy - the three shapes of breathing (square, circle and triangle)Learning to be present so you can do the things you really want toDeveloping a trigger - something you can do to shift your state so you can relax, energise yourself or enter a meditative state if you want toAngie’s trigger and when she uses it - a huge sigh of reliefThe lesson we’ve learned - breathing can help you regulate and control the way you feelHow using the breath can help you transition from role to role, project to project or task to taskJoin our Facebook Group for more discussions or to ask any questions you may haveUseful LinksAngelina Saunders LinkedIn Shane Saunders LinkedIn Breathe Me Instagram Breathing Edge Facebook Group Breathe Me Facebook Breathe Me Website

We’re big believers in connecting the mind and body and the many benefits that come with that. Our guest in this episode is one of the best at creating balance in the body and mind and is here to share her secrets with us. Chen Lizra is a life coach, an award-winning social entrepreneur, the best selling author of ‘My Seductive Cuba - A Unique Travel Guide’ and a professional dancer. We met Chen Lizra at A Fest in Bali in 2018 and have been obsessed with her work ever since.Since 2010, she has been helping people who struggle to return to their true selves through the power of somatic intelligence. She’s developed new techniques that are literally transforming people’s lives everyday.Chen’s process is about bodywork and experience for clients around the world, for which she has gained serious traction leading to her incredibly popular TED talk boasting 8.5 million views, and unique keynote presentations to audiences around the world. Episode Highlights:An introduction to Chen and what she does for clients around the worldBeing famous vs being popular - Chen doesn't want to be famousThe meaning of somatic intelligence - wisdom within your bodyChen is constantly listening to her body and never disconnectsApproaching somatic intelligence from our imprint - everybody has an imprint created from the way they were born, how they were raised, and the good and bad things that happened to them growing upInterpreting the world as we grow up based on our experiencesSomatic freezes and emotional blocks and why you need to find them and release them to really impact your performanceA story about Chen’s time at A Fest in Bali working with a member of the audienceCreating emotional anchors with pride and not confusing pride with arroganceEmbody what you want to do to become your most powerfulChen’s work through the body as opposed to the mind - the ability to shift things faster when feeling it through the bodySabrosura - the sensuality within us and learning how to tap into itSexual energy in business - a missed opportunity because of negative connotations and experiencesThe benefits of tapping into your own attractivenessEmbodying is all about living with the experience in your body, not just thinking about itThree things Chen does every day to stay on top - meditation, listening to her body and working through the elements through her body workChen’s rule for relationships: never talk while you’re angryWhy Chen does what she does -A free gift from Chen - 6 Insight Practices Useful Links Chen:Chen Lizra on LinkedIn Chen Lizra Website Power Of Somatic Intelligence Website Chen Lizra Facebook Chen Lizra Instagram Chen Lizra YouTubeUseful LinksAngelina Saunders LinkedIn Shane Saunders LinkedIn Breathe Me Instagram Breathing Edge Facebook Group Breathe Me Facebook Breathe Me Website

Simon Bowen is the founder of Models Method and creator of The Genius Model - a bespoke visual model designed to help simplify complex business issues. He’s also an international keynote speaker, author, consultant and industry thought leader.His background is in electronics, which he used to teach at university level, and has spent a considerable amount of time in the corporate space consulting and carrying out peak performance coaching.Perth-based Simon studied philosophy at university and has used this, along with his insatiable curiosity, to help him understand what makes organisations tick, how they can improve, and what separates the cream of the crop from the average.Episode Highlights:The Models Method and The Genius Model - why Simon developed them, who they help and how A bit about Simon and his background as a university lecturer, consultant and coachReleasing creativity from people’s mindsA statistic about children’s creativityThe two challenges faced by any business owner or anyone with a responsibility of being a high performerWhat you need think creatively - emptiness creates space which requires the mind to fill itSimon’s flagship model - The Genius ModelHow children fill in spaces - learning to draw intuitivelyLanguage is linear and lockstep - humans can’t hold onto concepts if we can’t express it in wordsHow Australian aboriginals were able to hold onto conceptsA model is about the artistry of thinking and then the artistry of influencingHow and when your idea becomes valuableWhere Simon gets most of his ideas - places that empty his mindWhy real creative genius is fleetingHow breathing can help you create space that you know will help you think creativelySimon’s visual model to explain context and valueThe sweet spot of The Genius ModelThe nemesis of creativity is measurement - the business world says ‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it’Using the Two Futures ModelThree key habits that move the needle the most for Simon - feeding his curiosity, thinking through drawing, and focusing on performing his deliveryHelping business and enterprises gain traction motivates Simon to get out of bed each dayUseful Links:Simon Bowen on LinkedInModels Method Website

In this episode, serial entrepreneur Gary Romanik, shares his experience of breathwork and how it helps him transition the tricky periods, both in his personal life and business life. We first met Gary at A Fest in Bali where he was properly introduced to breathing sessions, although he later realised he had tried it once before. It’s now a staple in his life after such a powerful and energising experience. As CEO of Clearstream and COO of SlideCatcher, Gary is a busy creator but manages to find the time for a breathing session, no matter how big or small, because for him, it is a game changer. Episode highlights: Why Gary went to A Fest in Bali - looking for a transformation after a lot of personal turmoil and revelationsBreathwork was the number one practice Gary took with him from BaliGary’s first experience of breathwork was so profound, he’s incorporating it into his daily life - exercise, meditation and time with friendsRealising breathwork is a tool for Gary to use - his first session with us in BaliThat “aha!” moment - experiencing euphoric highs and very low lowsBreathwork allows Gary to feel things, create space, let them go and move onGaining strength by being vulnerable - feeling joy and pain is often hard to do but breathwork opened the door for GaryBreathwork is the true meaning of #NoPainNoGainLiving in a “dick heavy world” - feminine experiencing energy in a group breathwork sessionHow Gary knows when he needs to do a breathing sessionThree key habits Gary practices when he needs to get motivated - breathwork, exercise and friendsThe importance of being part of a community and having a network of friends, no matter how big or smallThe unknown motivates Gary each morningGary’s ongoing transformation from 1.0 to 2.0Useful Links:Slide Catcher websiteGary Romanik LinkedIn

In this episode we chat with a close friend and fellow entrepreneur, Jon Hollenberg. He is the owner of website design company, Five by Five, and author of ‘Love at first site - How to build the website of your dreams’.With over 20 years’ experience in the website design game, Jon is an expert in online marketing and growth strategies. His company has worked with iconic Australian and international brands including Qantas to deliver design, technology and content to drive success.Founded in 2006, Five by Five helps business double their traffic and has seen Jon previously win the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his online expertise.Episode highlights:An introduction to Jon and what he does -Author of ‘Love At First Site - How To Build The Website Of Your Dreams’Why Jon enjoys Breathe Me breathing sessions - a chance to reset and cleanse away from the screenManaging your state - Jon’s morning routine that sets him up for the dayVisualising success for the day - forces you to focus on what you’re trying to get doneCold immersion - Jon has been having cold showers for the past yearBreaking the ice with an ice bath - team bondingThree things to focus on when building a strong culture in your business - team bonding,What gets Jon out of bed in the morning - being a better version of himself than he was the day beforeIf you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards - working to improve yourselfOur experience of working with Jon to build our websiteUseful Links:FivebyFive WebsiteJon Hollenberg LinkedInFivebyFive TwitterJon Hollenberg Instagram