Breathwork Magic

Amanda Russo
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  • Alternative Health
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Welcome to Breathwork Magic, a podcast dedicated to exploring the life-changing power of Breathwork. Discover how conscious breathing can unlock inner peace, resilience, and clarity as we dive into inspiring stories and practical insights. Whether you’re new to Breathwork or looking to deepen your practice, each episode offers wisdom to help you connect more fully with yourself and the world around you. Everything starts and ends with the breath. 

  1. 1d ago

    From Reaction to Response: Reclaiming Your Nervous System Through Breathwork

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. What if learning to control your breath could help you create space between an impulse and the decision you make next? In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with former pastor, recovery mentor, nervous system regulation coach, and Sacred Grit podcast host Jason Lyle for an honest conversation about breathwork, nervous system regulation, addiction, spirituality, and what it means to reclaim control over your choices. Jason shares his deeply personal journey from adoption and early experiences with shame to becoming a pastor while privately struggling with patterns of sexual addiction and infidelity. After reaching a point where he felt like nothing he had tried could help him change, an introduction to nervous system regulation opened the door to something different. Through cold water immersion, Tummo breathwork, yoga, and meditation, Jason began understanding his behavior not only through his mind, but through his body. Together, Amanda and Jason explore the connection between the breath, the nervous system, and our ability to respond rather than immediately react. Jason breaks down the science behind nervous system dysregulation in simple terms and explains how practices like Tummo breathing can help widen the space between thought and action. They also discuss the psychological sigh and how something as accessible as stepping back and taking a conscious breath can create an opportunity to respond differently in moments of anger or overwhelm. Jason also shares why the practice itself is only part of the equation. Breathwork, meditation, yoga, and cold immersion may create powerful shifts, but lasting transformation comes from how we integrate those experiences into everyday life. He introduces the idea of  “preloaded decisions” deciding who you want to be before you’re faced with the moment that tests that decision and shares how breathwork has helped him become more aware of his choices in real time. The conversation also explores parts work and Internal Family Systems, how unresolved experiences can influence our behaviors years later, and why some of the habits we judge most harshly may have originally developed as attempts to protect or soothe parts of ourselves. Jason shares how learning to understand those parts changed the way he viewed his own past and helped him approach healing from an entirely different perspective. Amanda and Jason also dive into masculinity, spirituality, faith, and why practices like breathwork and yoga can offer men a different way to connect with emotions they may have spent years avoiding or suppressing. Whether you’ve been practicing breathwork for years or still find the whole thing a little “woo-woo,” this conversation is an invitation to get curious about what can happen when you stop trying to think your way through everything and begin listening to what your breath and body have to say. Sometimes creating a different life begins in the space between the impulse and the action. As long as you have your breath, you have options. 💜

  2. Jun 12

    You Can’t Think Your Way Into Feeling Better | Katharine Chestnut

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. What if one of the most powerful breathwork practices aren't a complicated technique, but simply remembering to pause? In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with meditation teacher, mindfulness guide, and Insight Timer instructor Katharine Chestnut for a conversation about the everyday power of breathwork and how intentional breathing can help us navigate stress, pain, overwhelm, and life's unexpected challenges. Katharine shares how breathwork became part of her own healing journey while recovering from an emotionally abusive marriage. What began as a simple practice to help her reconnect with herself eventually became one of the foundational tools that transformed her relationship with her body, emotions, and overall wellbeing. From using breathwork during chronic pain and recovery from hip replacement surgery to finding moments of calm in busy airports and stressful workdays, Katharine explains why breathwork has become an essential part of her daily life. Together, Amanda and Katharine explore how breathwork helps us respond rather than react, why so many people wait until they're overwhelmed before turning to their breath, and how even a few intentional breaths can shift the state of the nervous system. They also discuss the connection between breathwork and mindfulness, the role of somatic healing, and why learning to feel safe in the body can be such an important part of the healing process. Listeners will hear practical suggestions for incorporating breathwork into everyday life, discover why breathwork is about much more than relaxation, and learn how simple techniques like box breathing, 4-7-8 breathing, and longer exhales can create meaningful shifts in focus, energy, and emotional wellbeing. Whether you're brand new to breathwork or looking for simple ways to deepen your practice, this conversation serves as a powerful reminder that healing doesn't always require hours of meditation or elaborate rituals. Sometimes all it takes is one conscious breath. As long as you have your breath, you have options. 💜 🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess: Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HEREInstagram: @thebreathinggoddess

  3. Mar 13

    She Started Breathwork at 5… and It Changed Her Life

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. Your breath can reveal what words sometimes can’t. In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with Harmony Kwiker, a transpersonal psychotherapist, teacher, and author whose journey with breathwork began at just five years old. Growing up in a home where meditation, breathwork, and healing practices were part of daily life, Harmony witnessed firsthand how the simple act of breathing could shift someone from heaviness into lightness. Their conversation explores how these early experiences shaped her path into psychotherapy and why breathwork continues to be one of the most powerful tools for healing and transformation. Together, they explore the connection between breathwork and therapy, how breath allows us to access preverbal emotions and trauma without needing to explain them, and why integration and compassionate awareness are essential parts of the healing process. Harmony also shares her perspective on transpersonal therapy, the importance of spaciousness in the nervous system, and why breathwork can help us reconnect with our innate wisdom. From breathing in the bath to honoring both the “life urge” and the “death urge,” this episode offers a grounded and expansive look at what it really means to heal, surrender, and fully embrace being alive. Listeners will hear how breathwork can support trauma healing, emotional release, and nervous system regulation while also learning why individual breathwork sessions can be profoundly different from group experiences. Harmony also shares how therapists themselves can benefit from breathwork training to deepen their capacity to hold space for others. Whether you’re new to breathwork or already exploring its deeper layers, this conversation invites you to remember something simple and powerful:  As long as you have your breath, you have options. 🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess: Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HEREInstagram: @thebreathinggoddess

  4. Feb 21

    A Portal to Presence

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. In this episode of Breathwork Magic, I’m joined by the incredible Diana Divine for a powerful and expansive conversation about the deeper layers of breath, presence, and awakening.  We explore how Breathwork becomes more than a practice... it becomes a portal into awareness, nervous system regulation, and reconnecting with your true essence. From kundalini activation to practicing stillness in the middle of Times Square, this conversation is a reminder that your peace doesn’t come from your environment, it comes from within. If you’ve ever felt resistance, fear, or overwhelm when stepping into deeper work, this episode will gently guide you back to your breath… and back to yourself. 🌬️ In This Episode, We Explore: ✨ How Diana’s spiritual path began: from Reiki to shamanic practices to kundalini work 🧠 Why breathwork helps move you out of survival mode and into higher awareness 🌊 The power of practicing stillness in chaotic environments 🔥 Different breathwork styles (shamanic breath, soma breath, kundalini, Wim Hof) 🌀 What resistance really is and how to work with your ego instead of fighting it 💛 Nervous system regulation and the difference between reacting vs responding 🌌 Remembering that we are spiritual beings having a human experience 🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess: Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HEREInstagram: @thebreathinggoddess 🔹Connect with Diana Divine Website: https://www.dianadivine.com/Book: Mastering Quantum CreationAs always, thank you so much for being here and breathing with us. If this episode resonated, please share it with someone who needs it, follow the podcast, and leave a review. Your support helps more people discover the magic of Breathwork. Until next time… keep breathing, keep shifting, and keep embracing the magic within you. I’m proud of you. 💛✨

  5. Jan 16

    Infinite Breath for a Finite Day: From Hustle Pride to Healing

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. Your breath can change your day. And your day can change your life. In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with Veronique to explore how conscious breathing can transform discomfort into growth and scarcity into trust. From silent meditation retreats and awkward first yoga classes to a deeply embodied practice, their conversation unpacks why our culture praises exhaustion, how shame around being a beginner keeps us small, and why breathing on purpose is one of the most generous acts of self-care for the nervous system. Listeners are guided through an infinite breath practice, slow, straw-sip inhales, lingering exhales, and a gentle pause in emptiness—designed to expand capacity and reconnect with possibility. They explore how to personalize breathwork when group practices feel overwhelming, how to recognize and release false urgency, and how to move from default to design in everyday life. From washing one dish with full attention to stacking breath with toothbrushing, this episode offers practical tools that fit real life. The conversation also brings breath off the mat and into relationships, pausing before speaking, creating space in conflict, and softening the body in moments of tension. For grief and anxiety, breath becomes a quiet alchemist, loosening the stories we carry. And when the breath feels stuck indoors, stepping outside to breathe with trees becomes a simple pathway back to awe, wonder, and trust. If this episode resonates, try taking five conscious breaths before your feet hit the floor tomorrow and notice what shifts.  If you enjoyed the conversation, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review to help more listeners discover the magic of Breathwork. 🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess: Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HEREInstagram: @thebreathinggoddess

  6. 12/26/2025

    Guided Breathwork Meditation for Grounding & Nervous System Regulation

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. A gentle Breathwork meditation and grounding body awareness practice to calm the nervous system, release tension, and reconnect with the present moment. In this episode of Breathwork Magic, I guide you through a gentle breathwork meditation designed to help you slow down, soften into your body, and regulate your nervous system. This practice isn’t about fixing yourself or doing anything “right”, it’s about shifting from pressure into permission and allowing the breath to support you exactly as you are. Using mindful breathing and full-body awareness, we create space to release tension, welcome emotions without judgment, and feel more grounded, supported, and clear. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, craving a reset, or simply seeking a moment of calm, this episode offers a soothing reminder that your breath is always available, guiding you back into your body and opening the door to clarity, healing, and a new beginning. 🔹 In this Magic Mini, you’ll experience: A safety-first setup with flexible posture and consent-based cuesLonger exhales to support parasympathetic nervous system regulationGentle body awareness from feet to crown to map sensationAllowing emotions to arise without analyzing or naming themSoftening the jaw, shoulders, and hands to release unconscious bracingA final clearing breath to integrate the practiceSimple ways to return to this breathwork throughout your day🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess: Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HEREInstagram: @thebreathinggoddess

  7. 12/12/2025

    Grounding Through the 12/12 Portal: The Magic of the Extended Exhale

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. Magic Minis #2The 12/12 Portal Reset: Ground Yourself With the Extended Exhale What if a single breath could bring you back into alignment? On this 12/12 energetic portal, a day symbolizing clarity, completion, and stepping into a new cycle, I’m sharing a simple grounding Breathwork technique you can use anytime you feel overwhelmed or overstimulated. This Magic Mini is all about slowing down, softening your system, and reconnecting with who you’re becoming as the year comes to a close. The holidays can stir up noise… expectations… emotional triggers… and all the energy that pulls us out of ourselves. But your breath is always your anchor. And today, we’re tapping into the extended exhale, a nervous system reset that mirrors the energy of 12/12 beautifully. This practice is tiny, accessible, and powerful. No mat. No quiet room. Just you, your intention, and your breath. 🔹 In this Magic Mini, listeners will learn: What the 12/12 portal represents energetically (even if you’re not into numerology).Why the extended exhale breath is the perfect nervous system reset for this time of year.How lengthening your exhale signals safety to your bodyEveryday moments when this breath can help you ground instantlyA simple guided 3–6 breath pattern you can use anytime, anywhere🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess: ~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE ~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess

  8. 11/14/2025

    When the World Went Dark, The Breath Lit the Way

    We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show! All feedback is appreciated. When the world turned dark for Laura, one breath at a time became her way back to calm, clarity, and control. What if the way you breathe could change how you live? In this powerful episode of Breathwork Magic, host Amanda Russo is joined by Laura Bratton, a speaker, coach, and longtime Breathwork enthusiast whose journey began in the midst of personal crisis.  As a teen facing rapid vision loss, Laura experienced intense anxiety and panic, living in a cycle of shallow breathing until one simple instruction changed everything:  “Breathe from your diaphragm.” Together, they explore how that single moment evolved into a deeply embodied Breathwork practice. Laura shares the tools that helped her shift from survival mode to presence: box breathing for immediate calm, body scans to either energize or unwind, and mindfulness to gently observe and shift thoughts. The conversation also explores how Reiki and gentle yoga complete a healing triangle of breath, energy, and awareness. If you’ve ever thought “I already know how to breathe,” this episode meets you exactly where you are... offering both the science and soul of why conscious breathing is one of the most accessible and powerful tools for navigating life’s challenges. 🔹 In this episode, listeners will learn: • How Breathwork became Laura’s anchor through trauma, vision loss, and anxiety  • The calming power of box breathing and how it resets the nervous system  • How mindfulness creates awareness of breath patterns and emotional states  • The difference between using Breathwork as a tool vs. living it as a lifestyle  • Why body scans serve both morning intention and nighttime release  • How Reiki and yoga deepen the mind-body connection  • Why Breathwork doesn’t eliminate panic, but transforms the way it’s experienced 🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess: ~ Sign Up for Virtual Mindful Mindset Mondays HERE ~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE ~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess

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Welcome to Breathwork Magic, a podcast dedicated to exploring the life-changing power of Breathwork. Discover how conscious breathing can unlock inner peace, resilience, and clarity as we dive into inspiring stories and practical insights. Whether you’re new to Breathwork or looking to deepen your practice, each episode offers wisdom to help you connect more fully with yourself and the world around you. Everything starts and ends with the breath. 

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  • Creator
    Amanda Russo
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Breathwork Magic
  • Show Website
    Breathwork Magic

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