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What if your breath could heal your deepest wounds and reconnect you with your truest self? In this transformative conversation, host Melissa welcomes Anthony Abagnano, founder of Alchemy of Breath and author of the newly released book "Outer Chaos, Inner Calm," for a profound exploration of how breathwork can reshape our relationship with trauma, presence, and authentic living.
Anthony shares his journey from being an eight-year-old outsider in an English boarding school to discovering the transformative power of breath through an unexpected childhood experience. This early awakening revealed a "still point" of peace amid his isolation—a foundation that would later inform his life's work helping others find their way home to themselves.
The conversation delves deep into our collective misunderstanding of trauma. Rather than merely developing coping mechanisms, Anthony advocates for true resolution through conscious connected breathing—a technique that creates communication between our conscious mind, subconscious patterns, and what many call a higher power. "Most breath workers do make up all kinds of different breath patterns," Anthony explains, "but remembering to breathe is half the job." This simple yet profound insight underscores how reconnection with our breath can transform our entire experience of life.
Perhaps most compelling is Anthony's gentle challenge to those who believe they haven't experienced trauma. With compassion and wisdom, he suggests that claiming to be trauma-free often indicates dissociation rather than absence. From birth experiences to witnessing others' suffering, trauma shapes us in ways we rarely recognize. By becoming "detectives of our own experience" and exploring our lives in seven-year increments, we can uncover how past events influence our present behaviors.
The episode concludes with a beautiful conversation on belonging. Anthony points out that "belonging" contains "be longing"—suggesting that our state of longing, though uncomfortable, is worthy of exploration. When we can witness our longing rather than frantically trying to satisfy it, we gain agency and avoid attaching ourselves to destructive habits out of desperation to fit in.
Ready to transform your relationship with breath and discover what lies beyond the chaos? Join us for this life-changing conversation, and consider attending one of Anthony's free Sunday breathwork sessions through Alchemy of Breath's "Breathe the World" initiative. Your journey back to yourself may begin with just one conscious breath.

More about Anthony and his work:

https://alchemyofbreath.com

Outer Chaos, Inner Calm

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