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.

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