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Commune with Jeff Krasno

254. Scott Schwenk: Why We Breathe

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6654 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

If you don't like how you are feeling, change the rhythm and depth of your breath. Because how you are breathing is how you are living. In this episode, Jeff and Scott discuss the science of the breath as well as delve into the more subtle spiritual and psychological aspects of this mysterious, powerful process we undertake more than 20,000 times a day. To take Scott’s Commune course, Ecstatic Breathwork, for free, go to onecommune.com/breathwork. Learn how to use breathwork to clear blocks and upgrade your inner state. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Commune. This is Jeff Krasno. Our mission is to spread the ideas and practices of the world's greatest teachers.

0:14.9

We do that through online courses, a weekly newsletter, and this podcast. On the show, I excavate perennial spiritual questions,

0:23.6

like what is consciousness, what is the nature of reality? How do we live with purpose?

0:29.6

Reality is infinite. We experience a narrow bandwidth of it unless we transcend our senses through meditation.

0:40.3

We delve into practices and modalities that can heal trauma and help us thrive.

0:45.3

Mastering the art and the science of forgiveness is necessary to move through life.

0:51.3

A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.

0:55.0

We explore the spiritual traditions that help us acknowledge that we are all connected

1:01.0

by a power greater than us.

1:03.0

We are all indeed individuals, yet we need to find collective and communal solutions.

1:09.0

We build a sturdy bridge between personal wellness and societal well-being.

1:14.4

It's only when you get people who are pursuing their dreams, living their truth, and feeling

1:17.9

good, that we can actually move the needle of society forward.

1:22.1

To learn about our courses, our community, and everything we do, visit us at onecommun.com.com.

1:38.2

Okay, today on the show I speak with my friend Scott Schwank.

1:46.5

Scott is a highly respected teacher of breathwork and meditation. He spent numerous years living and studying in a monastery, which

1:53.2

introduced him to the traditions of tantra, which remains central to his teachings. Now,

1:59.7

tantra are often associated with uninhibited sexual activity,

2:03.9

and while I don't doubt Scott's sexual prowess,

2:07.1

this is a misinterpretation of the word.

2:10.0

While the tantric practices of breathing, meditation, and yoga

2:14.1

may enhance one's sexual performance,

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