Ella Pike and Nathan Freeman are co-owners and founders of Australia’s only studio purely dedicated to breath work. Breathwork is scientifically proven to have many mental and physical health benefits including; reduced stress, increased focus, reduction in negative emotions, increased positive emotions, increased present moment awareness.
Their paths to finding breath work could not be more polarising. Nathan a former professional AFL player who’s career ended prematurely due to injury is interested in the functional performance aspect, whilst Ella found breath work through her healing and spiritual journey
Trigger Warning: This is episode contains themes of drug addiction, self harm and suicide attempts, if this is triggering for you, we recommend you skip this episode.
In this episode we discuss:
-Nathan’s career defining hamstring injuries.
-Finally getting an AFL debut after more than 4 years of adversity.
-His innate resilience and ability to adapt himself and his game to his circumstances.
-Ella’s battles through drug addiction, anxiety, depression, self harming and suicide attempts.
-Her extraordinary first experience with breathwork, which changed her life.
-How they met and built the Breath Haus.
-The science and power of breathwork.
-How it can it can help you to self regulate both emotionally and physically.
-The difference between meditation and breathwork.
-Eye gazing as a gateway to the soul lens.
-The importance of stepping out of doing, checking in with yourself, slowing down or indeed stopping.
-What The Breath Haus offers to their community and its values.
-Bringing the normal into the woowoo!
-The beauty of having someone who truly believes in you.
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