You Are The Drug: Heal Trauma, Overcome Anxiety, and Reduce Stress With The Power Of Breathwork | Samantha Skelly
29th Jul, 2024
Erica Lippy
Excited to welcome back onto the show my guest to have a conversation about one of the strongest healing modalities we know today. That modality and tool, not only is free, but accessible to us all…which is breathwork. My guest will simply and magnify the powerful practice of using breath to transform and move energy so that you can relieve stress, anxiety, and fear.
Samantha Skelly is the founder and CEO of the multi-million dollar Breathwork and Wellness company, Pause Breathwork. She’s a highly sought-after international speaker, best-selling author, and coaching expert with a heart-centered approach to life and business. A leading authority on trauma healing and stress release, Samantha has made it her life’s mission to rid the world of anxiety so people can thrive using the power of their breath.
She has trained and certified nearly 1,000 people in 27 countries in the power of breathwork, and thousands more are using the Pause Breathwork Mobile App worldwide. Her sustainable healing solutions have revolutionized the self-help industry, challenging the old “Band-Aids on bullet wounds” approach that kept people trapped in the yo-yo effect.
Now let’s talk about this subject:
“You Are The Drug: Heal Trauma, Overcome Anxiety, and Reduce Stress With The Power Of Breathwork”
In this conversation, Erica Lippy interviews Samantha Skelly about the power of breathwork and somatic practices for transformation and healing. They discuss how breathwork helps us feel alive and connected to our truth, and how it can help us make decisions from a place of intuition and alignment. They also explore different types of breathwork, including relaxation and transformational breathwork, and the importance of finding the right pace and intensity for each individual. They touch on other somatic practices such as movement, dance, energy healing, and parts work, and emphasize the importance of getting into the body to process and release stuck energy. They also discuss the difference between nose breathing and mouth breathing in breathwork, and the role of breathwork in managing stress and calming the nervous system. In this conversation, Samantha Skelly discusses the importance of calming the nervous system and offers practical tips for achieving this. She emphasizes the need to listen to the intelligence of the nervous system and use anxiety as a signal that something is out of alignment. Skelly shares her personal practice of journaling and identifying areas of life that need adjustment. She also highlights the significance of aligning with the feminine energy and shifting away from the masculine energy often associated with burnout.
“Start to make our decisions not from lens of the mind, but through the awareness of the body”
We Talk About:
- Reflection on Growth and Transformation
- Returning Home to Ourselves Through Breathwork
- The Power of Breathwork in Returning to Ourselves
- Different Types of Breathwork and Finding the Right Pace
- Starting with Breathwork and Overcoming Discomfort
- Finding Other Somatic Practices for Healing and Transformation
- The Difference Between Nose Breathing and Mouth Breathing
- Managing Stress and Calming the Nervous System with Breathwork
- Shifting from Masculine Energy to Feminine Energy
- Giving Yourself Permission to Live on Your Own Terms
- The Power of Taking Breaks and Pausing
- The Healing Power of Breathwork
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If you were to leave with us a piece of wisdom you have learned in your life’s journey, what would that life lesson be that you would love to share with us today?
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