Episode Overview

In a world increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence, we’re forgetting the most sophisticated intelligence system ever created—the one inside your own body. While AI processes information, ancient intelligence processes life itself: healing wounds, creating connection, and generating the aliveness that makes existence meaningful. But here’s the problem: most of us have been systematically disconnected from this intelligence since childhood, leaving us numb, anxious, and searching for answers outside ourselves.

Steven Jaggers is the founder of Somatic Breath Work and a pioneer in the nervous system regulation movement. With over 3,000 practitioners trained across 40+ countries, his work is now accredited by Arizona State University for continuing education credits. A former neuromuscular therapist, Steven has spent years studying the intersection of physical alignment, emotional regulation, and human connection. His unique approach combines Eastern somatic practices with Western neuroscience to help people reclaim their birthright: the ability to feel fully alive in their own bodies.

What You’ll Discover

• Why numbness is actually an active process that’s draining your life force – and the counterintuitive truth about why it takes more energy to suppress your feelings than to feel them
• The “Attunement Code”: How to host another human inside yourself – the meta-skill that data shows is more healing than any technique, tool, or modality
• Why your nervous system regulation isn’t about staying calm – it’s about developing choice, and the surprising reason most people are stuck in the anxiety-depression ping-pong cycle
• The parasitic tension stealing your energy – how unconscious muscle contractions are robbing power from your healing, creativity, and aliveness (and how to redirect that energy)
• Why healing trauma alone is actually impossible – the science of co-regulation and why your wounds from people can only be healed with people
• The “Completion Principle” that changes everything – how somatic breathwork helps your nervous system finish the stress responses that trauma interrupted
• How to tell if someone is safe using your nervous system – the congruence test that reveals when someone’s words don’t match their internal state
• The four meta-skills of human intelligence – alignment, attunement, holding space, and range – that no AI can replicate and why mastering them is your greatest advantage in the age of artificial intelligence

Your Invitation to Aliveness

Your nervous system holds the keys to deeper connection, natural healing, and authentic aliveness—but only if you know how to access it. This conversation will teach you exactly how. Steven breaks down years of research and thousands of client sessions into practical wisdom you can use immediately. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, feeling disconnected, or simply want to unlock more of your human potential, this episode contains the roadmap. Listen now and discover why your ancient intelligence might be the most important skill you develop this decade.

Connect with Steven:

Website: https://go.somabreath.com/
Instagram: @jaggersjr

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@raj_jana

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