Can Breathwork Take You Beyond the Mind? | Anthony Abbagnano

What if one of the most powerful tools for changing your state of consciousness has been with you since the moment you were born?In this episode of The Shaman Stories Podcast, Jeremy sits down with Anthony Abbagnano, founder of Alchemy of Breath, to explore the physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions of conscious breathing. Anthony has spent decades exploring the breath through practices including pranayama, rebirthing, meditation and other traditions. After a serious illness later in life brought him back to the importance of breathing one breath at a time, breathwork became the center of his life's work. Today, Alchemy of Breath has grown into a global breathwork school and community with more than 2,000 certified facilitators across over 50 countries.In this conversation, we explore:• Why conscious breathing can change our emotional state• Breathwork and nervous-system regulation• Anthony's experiences with breathwork and altered states of consciousness• Conscious Connected Breathwork• The similarities Anthony sees between breathwork and plant medicine experiences• Using breath practices before you actually need them• Breathwork as a tool for relationships and intimacy• Trauma, emotional patterns and inner work• Breathwork, meditation and spiritual awareness• Why Anthony believes the breath can help us move beyond our normal thinking• His vision for Breathe for Peace• Teaching breathwork to children• Community and the importance of healing together• Alchemy of Breath and training future breathwork facilitatorsAnthony also shares a simple practice he uses with his wife during conflict: stopping, looking into each other's eyes and taking ten breaths together. He describes how those few breaths can completely change the emotional space between them. One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation is Anthony's advice to practice breathwork when you don't need it. By practicing during calm moments, we become more capable of accessing the breath when stress, anxiety or difficult emotions actually arise.🎙️ The Shaman Stories Podcast Presented by Aldren Sanctuary Wisdom Returned.Connect with Anthony Abbagnano and Alchemy of Breath:https://alchemyofbreath.com/Alchemy of Breath also offers free Sunday breathwork sessions, facilitator training, retreats and other programs.Explore Aldren Sanctuary:https://www.aldrensanctuary.comhttps://www.facebook.com/TheAldrenSanctuaryhttps://www.facebook.com/shamanstoriespodcastjeremy@aldrensanctuary.comInterested in being a guest on The Shaman Stories Podcast?shamanstoriespodcast@gmail.com