René Schwarzgruber is a Relationship Coach, Facilitated Breath Repatterning Practitioner, and Co-Founder of "Really Aligned".

Growing up in a small town in Austria, Rene initially followed the traditional western path, building a career in banking, yet deep down he knew that there was something more for him...

In his mid-20's, he took a leap of faith, leaving behind his stable life, moving to Norway with his then partner, and beginning to travel.

His journey led him to co-found "Life is a Beach Party", where he spent over a decade creating experiences for 1000's of young travelers across the globe.

Over the years, René began to wake up to the hidden costs of the life he had built, acknowledging how he'd been defined by the chase for pleasure, validation, and approval, and the avoidance of responsibility and discomfort...

Eventually, life began to knock on his door through numerous challenges, calling him into deeper maturity and out of the frame of boy psychology that had, in many ways, been dictating his life.

This time of introspection, led him down a journey of discovery, healing, embodiment, and emotional awareness.

Eventually, his journey brought him to Bali, where I met him back in 2023 as he stepped into the same Breathwork Facilitator Training I had completed a few years prior...

Through this work and his personal breakthroughs, René stepped into a new purpose of supporting others through embodied coaching, and breathwork.

This calling led him to step out of his travel company and birth his current venture, "Really Aligned", a company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and business professionals release stress, reconnect with themselves, and step into deeper alignment.

René and I reconnected again a few months ago, unexpectedly sharing some raw truths about our first interactions with each other.

This led to a powerful discussion, unpacking the conditioned beliefs we both still carried, the fears that still existed, and through that rawness, confirming the values that we both hold so dear: being solid, integrated men, cultivating meaningful relationships, and supporting others to step out from behind the masks of everyday life into deeper alignment.

This led me to want to invite him on the podcast, and this conversation surely didn't dissapoint, where you'll discover:

• What it takes to move beyond unhealthy competition and learning to celebrate the success of others

• The hidden motives behind his early drive to build a party company, and the deeper growth it led him toward

• The importance of failing fast and embracing discomfort as a path to growth

• René's personal journey of forgiving his mother and transforming his relationship with her

• How he moved from “boy psychology” to embodied, mature masculinity

• What he’s learned about provision, leadership, and the role of being a man in modern relationships

• Why breathwork has become his life’s work, and, in his words, one of the most powerful tools for transformation he’s ever experienced

• Why so many modern relationships break down

This was an inspiring conversation with a man I consider a growing friend, and I hope you enjoy this raw and honest exchange.

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Connect with René Schwarzgruber:

🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.reallyalign.com/⁠⁠⁠

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rene.schwarzgruber

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rene-schwarzgruber-breathwork?originalSubdomain=de