The breath knows us better than we know ourselves.

On average we breathe around 20,000 times a day, but how many of those breaths are conscious?

Breathwork is a practice that can deepen your awareness, cultivate presence, and help you find, release, and move through discomfort in your body. Best of all, this tool is accessible to all of us and it’s completely free.

I’ve been exploring the power of the breath more and more over the past few years. Breath is the thread that flows through so many healing modalities and it always blows my mind how something so simple [and natural] can be profoundly potent and powerful.

In this episode, I’m interviewing a breathwork practitioner – Zach Rehder – for a deep dive into the myriad of ways that breathwork can elevate your life.

Zach Rehder is an international teacher, speaker and healer. Through a series of awakenings, he became a channel for messages and energies that heal, unlock and awaken human potential. His work enables individuals to dissolve barriers and free themselves from negativity, limitation and lack.

Zach travels to facilitate seminars and workshops and regularly hosts teleclasses and online programs. He provides remote and in-person private sessions for clients from around the globe.  Many clients have experienced amazing, inexplicable healings and awakenings through Zach’s programs and sessions.

In this episode, Zach and I explore:

1. Why are we so unconscious of our breath?
2. What is the best way to breathe?
3. Why Zach decided to dedicate his life to breathwork.
4. A daily practice that brings more agency to the breath.
5. Learning to be present with the discomfort.
6. The links between meditation and breathwork.
7. What does truth feel like?
8. Leading from presence, not thought.
9. And more…

Breath is a powerful way to connect with the present moment and feel more deeply into your body and your being. This beautiful conversation is a gateway into a breathwork practice – and a tool that can serve you in any moment of your life.

To get to that emotion, to get to that connection that I think we all crave, you have to be a good listener.

Humans have been connecting through stories since time immemorial. There’s something about stories that hook us in, build meaningful connection, and even leave us forever changed.

This episode’s guest has been extracting and telling other people’s life stories for decades. Mike O’Krent’s journey started in 1996 when he spent four years interviewing Holocaust survivors for Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. [Now the USC Shoah Foundation.]

This life-changing experience inspired Mike to master the art of listening – honing his interviewing skills to bring out the heart and essence of his interviewees.

Through Mike’s work at Lifestories Alive, powerful stories don’t have to be left in the graveyard. Instead, they can be captured as a legacy for future generations to tap into their ancestry.

Tune into this episode and discover some powerful tips and techniques that will sharpen your own listening, storytelling, and conversation skills. You’ll also discover what’s possible when you tap into the art of listening and set an intention to know another human on a deep and meaningful level.

Check out these episode highlights:

How Mike felt interviewing Holocaust survivors.
What are the healing aspects of telling your story?
“The chill of the sigh” and the feeling of telling the story.
Mike’s incredible tip for being a better listener.
The power of clarifying questions.
How personal stories heal families.
Interviewing centurions.
How do you encourage someone to tell a story they don’t believe matters?
The reason WHY? is such a powerful question.
Where Mike’s passion for capturing stories comes from
Questions to ask to unlock a life story.
The power of finding your own story.
And more…

As a podcaster, I’ve seen for myself how conversations evolve and deepen as my own listening skills develop with practice.

I loved speaking with this master storyteller and I know you’ll take so much from Mike’s wisdom.

My story about the world and everyone in it is what’s making me feel these things, and so I’m the one that has the power to shift that story.

Have you ever wondered why people don’t implement good advice… even advice that they pay for?

The answer is your underlying belief system. If advice contradicts or conflicts with who you believe yourself to be [and what you believe is possible], the advice won’t stick.

No wonder belief work is so powerful…

It’s in our rewiring of our deeply held beliefs that meaningful change and transformation can happen – something that this episode’s guest is a master of.

Britt Lefkoe is a business and personal development coach, who specializes in coaching entrepreneurs and executives who are looking to push through glass ceilings, uplevel in their business, and create more joy and authenticity in their lives.

For over 20 years, Britt has been expanding upon the groundbreaking work of her father, Morty Lefkoe, whose belief-based, neuroscientific approach to business and personal development has been instrumental in the growth of individuals and organizations around the world.

Britt’s work is focused on identifying and shifting the underlying beliefs, thoughts, and feelings that are typically buried underneath layers of achieving, accomplishments, and pushing through. Her highly customized methodology helps clients identify blind spots and create unwavering confidence, to accelerate growth without undiagnosed problems holding them back.

In this episode, Britt explains how you can leverage your emotions as messengers and reveals how to work with the wounded inner child to open the door for new opportunities going forward.

We cover a LOT in this episode, including the following highlights:

1. 1. Why we’re afraid to dive into bigger possibilities.
   2. What comes first? Do you focus on the mindset or the emotions?
   3. How do you unravel the stories that hold you back?
   4. Building on the foundation left behind by others.
   5. How does self-love allow you to experience a deep, rich life.
   6. What it means to be a mirror for others.
   7. Embodying your power to be a ripple for others.
   8. Exploring your relationship with courage.
   9. Expanding your life through the power of feelings alone.
   10. Letting the universe surprise you.
   11. And more…

Britt is a beautiful soul whose beingness is an inspiration. Her energy lights you up and the way she moves through life and honors the universe encourages others to look for more joy.

This powerful episode is packed with golden insights that can inspire you to believe that you can move through anything and everything that holds you back.

I can’t wait for you to check it out.

When you reflect on your journey, you’re better able to connect the dots.​

What do YOU think about the world?

How can you differentiate between the knowledge you’ve acquired from books and the wisdom you’ve embodied as your own?

What is the truth of who YOU are – and how can you go about finding it all?

Vipul Bhesania’s life transformed when he developed severe eczema while studying at university. His condition was so extreme that even sleep became painful because his skin tore so easily. Physical pain made Vipul question his ambition to become a successful, highly paid city of London lawyer. Instead, he got interested in philosophy and began asking bigger and bigger questions.

Who am I?

What is this force behind science?

What is underneath all the layers of my identity?

As a result of these conversations, Vipul transformed his relationship with himself – and cultivated the beautiful skill of expressing emotions through words.

Today, Vipul inspires other people to seek their truth through his Know Your Legacy podcast, and his new book – ‘Searching in Silence’.

In this episode, Vipul shares the personal journey that inspired his spiritual evolution and empowered him to connect with his truth.

Together, we explore:

1. What inspires Vipul’s writing and creative process.
2. How to connect with your true sense of self.
3. Self-reflection and how it builds self-trust.
4. Why gratitude is the undercurrent beneath it all.
5. What inspired Vipul’s spiritual path.
6. Digging into the concept of shedding.
7. The power of building a relationship with yourself.
8. The journey of expressing your emotions and heartspace through writing.
9. And more…

If your soul is calling for self-discovery and you’re ready to reconnect with your authentic self and unlock the answers to your biggest questions, this soulful conversation holds an abundance of clues.

“When you subscribe to the Stay Grounded Podcast, you help new people discover the show. And it means the podcast will automatically show up in your app of choice every time a new episode is released on Mondays.”

Vipul Bhesania

The divine itself is hidden like a treasure, like a gift inside of every single one of us.

There’s another dimension to life that’s beyond what we can physically detect with our physical senses. Whatever you call it energy, intuition, instinct [or something else], this essence holds the potential to deepen our understanding of who we are and what we came here to experience in this lifetime.

The topic of energy and energetics and the power a deeper understanding of these is something I’ve been contemplating and exploring for a while now.

Which is one of the reasons I can’t wait for you to tune into this week’s episode. I’ve been wanting to have a conversation about energetics with your new friend – Sheryl Netzky – for a very long time!

Sheryl’s unique gift is directing energy in a way that helps people heal.

As a shamanic energy practitioner with over 30 years of experience, Sheryl specializes in helping people, families, and businesses unblock themselves, evolve, and heal. She combines multiple skills and is the rare combination of business consultant, executive coach, meditation teacher, and shamanic energy practitioner.

For over a decade, Sheryl has shared her gifts with organizations around the world, including: thought leaders on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, tech firms in Europe, leadership teams in Africa, as well as leading visioning experiences for Gates Foundation’s teacher-leaders.

Through her work, Sheryl has developed a keen understanding of the human condition and has an ability to help others see what has previously been hidden or overlooked.

Sheryl has a beautiful reverence for life and I can’t wait for you to tap into her wisdom.

Sheryl is so generous with her insights and wisdom in this episode. We talk about a lot of thought-provoking topics including:

1. Who are we as energetic beings?
2. How do we raise our vibration?
3. What does it mean to be a shaman?
4. Why is it so hard for us to trust our innate intelligence?
5. How to own your gifts.
6. Is there a purpose for suffering?
7. The Beautiful Creature poem.
8. And more…

If you’re ready to deepen your experience of life, unleash your unique gifts, trust more deeply in your intuition, this episode is for you.

Sheryl’s reverence for life and gentle energy will awaken something in you – helping you to see life through a new lens. Check it out.

Sheryl Netzky

We’ve lowered the bar so much when it comes to what health and wellness should look like, that I think we’ve lost sight of what healthy actually is.

If you’re an A-Type entrepreneur putting in the work and the hustle to make your business thrive, there’s often a cost. For Chris Michael Harris, that cost was a health crisis. When he hit rock bottom, Chris was a 29-year-old suffering from severe gut issues, which created a knock-on effect emotionally, physically, and mentally. He had deficiencies across the board, he was bedridden, his body was beginning to shut down, and he struggled with suicidal thoughts.

His condition was so bad; doctors told him he’d be gone by 40 – best-case scenario, 50.

This diagnosis forced Chris to review his lifestyle and his perceptions of what it means to be healthy. Turns out, he’d set the bar extremely low, and looking back over his life, Chris began to see a pattern of environmental factors which stretched right back to birth.

Chris is now 34 and is in the best health of his life after committing to a journey of restoring health. He’s energetic, vibrant, and supported by the data he needs to stay in optimum health.

In this episode, Chris reveals what it took to turn his life around – and in the process, challenge what it means to be healthy.

Through online training, memberships, and coaching, Chris Michael Harris helps people become Superhuman Entrepreneurs who are ready to make an impact in whatever it is they do. Chris is also the host of the Startup U Podcast

What’s beautiful about this episode is Chris’ health takes center stage. We used the entire episode to dive deep into Chris’ personal wellness journey – giving you an insight into the recovery that’s possible when you take your health into your own hands.

Together, we explore:

1. Factors that contribute to gut health.
2. How Chris figured out a plan to get well.
3. What inspired Chris to stick with the journey to wellness.
4. The power of documenting wins on your journey.
5. What health challenges can teach you about life.
6. Why your healing journey starts online.
7. Healing without financial stress.
8. Chris’ top book recommendation.
9. Why you want to test your stool.
10. And more!

If you’re not feeling as good as you want and you’re ready to raise the bar in your life for what it means to be healthy, this episode is for you. As well as being inspired by Chris’ personal journey, you’ll also discover some powerful tips and strategies that will leave you feeling more empowered with your health.

“When you subscribe to the Stay Grounded Podcast, you help new people discover the show. And it means the podcast will automatically show up in your app of choice every time a new episode is released on Mondays.”

Chris Michael Harris