#457: Getting High Without Drugs: The Incredible Power of Breathwork With Samantha Skelly

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this episode, Mark reunites with breathwork pioneer and somatic coach Samantha Skelly for a transformative deep dive into the radical healing potential of the breath. Together, they explore how breathwork not only calms the nervous system but unlocks deep self-awareness, facilitates emotional release, and catalyzes true relational intimacy. From laugh-out-loud moments to raw insights on trauma, triggers, and embodiment, this conversation unveils how breath can be your most potent medicine, dopamine dealer, and spiritual compass. If you're craving a practice that awakens your body’s wisdom, heals your past, and upgrades your relationships—this is your invitation to breathe deep and tune in. Samantha Skelly is a powerhouse entrepreneur, international speaker, bestselling author, and the visionary Founder & CEO of Pause Breathwork—the world's leading breathwork brand. With over a decade of experience in spiritual and personal transformation, Samantha has impacted the lives of over 500,000 people through her trauma-informed approach to healing and awakening via somatic breathwork. She is the host of the Can’t Be Contained podcast and the creator of the Pause Breathwork App, a revolutionary tool empowering users to regulate their nervous systems and reconnect with their innate wisdom. Links: pause.live/app for a free 14 day trial www.pausebreathwork.com/mark for $1000 off the certification Instagram: @samanthaskelly This episode is sponsored by: —Institute for Integrative Nutrition: Certified Health Coach Training: Use code MARKGROVES20 for 20% off ALL courses from IIN & Chopra at http://bit.ly/MARKIIN —Mighty Networks: Go to http://www.markgroves.com/mightynetworks to learn how to create your own community! —Have a question For Mark to answer on the podcast?https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMarkGrovesPodcast —Have a question for Mark and want an immediate answer? Mark's Dexa page: https://ask.markgroves.com —How are your Nervous System + Attachment Style connected? https://markgroves.com/connectthedots - Subscribe to Mark’s Substack to receive his weekly reflections and insights straight from his heart to your inbox. https://markgroves.substack.com/ —Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Groves podcast. I am very interested in exploring
0:08.4	our breath and our relationship to breath. I've had this guest on before speaking about it and I wanted
0:14.9	to have her back on and I have another guest coming up where we explore it from a different lens,
0:19.9	which I'm really excited for.
0:21.7	Because one thing I've discovered about breath is that you experience these almost psychedelic
0:27.9	journeys when you're in a deep breathwork ceremony. I didn't think these things were actually
0:32.5	possible when you're like if someone had said you're going to breathe a lot and then you're going to feel high
0:38.8	and you're going to be able to go to the depths of your psyche. Are you kidding me? And the correlation
0:45.5	to being able to regulate ourselves more like one of the fastest ways to tap into getting the
0:51.7	nervous system back into regulation is learning how to breathe in a way that
0:56.0	signals to your nervous system that you're safe or that you need access to your brain.
1:01.1	Because let's be honest, in the middle of a conflict, your brain goes right out the window
1:05.4	in the middle of any form of trigger or dysregulation.
1:09.4	It's like by critical thinking, by plan I had. So just
1:13.9	understanding this stuff on a different level is going to change your relationships, of course,
1:18.4	but it's going to change your life. It's going to allow you to have more autonomy or sovereignty,
1:23.8	maybe both those words, about how you feel and how your triggers show up in your
1:30.1	life, that you're able to manage them, that instead of reacting through the power of breath,
1:36.0	you get to be with your body, you get to change your physiology, your blood chemistry.
1:41.2	But more important than all of that, you get to decide who you are in
1:45.9	every moment. So I'm pumped for you to hear today's episode because we get practical tools
1:52.3	to be able to apply into your life right away. So before we dive in, wherever you're listening
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