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E77: From Stress To Stillness with Bonnie - How Conscious Breathing Rewires Your Body And Mind


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Your most powerful tool for calm might be hiding in plain sight. We sit down with Bonnie from Bonnie’s Breathwork to unpack how conscious breathing can transform stress, sleep, pain, and emotional resilience—without apps, gadgets, or long routines. From the first few minutes, Bonnie connects the dots between ancient practices and modern nervous system science, explaining why nose breathing, longer exhales, and simple patterns change heart rate, chemistry, and mood in minutes.

We walk through an easy, on-the-spot 4–7 exercise you can use in traffic or before a tough meeting. Bonnie demystifies conscious connected breathwork, clarifies when and why an activated approach can help process stored emotions, and shares essential safety notes so beginners start wisely. We explore common pitfalls—like mouth breathing, chest-only inhales, and chasing big cathartic “highs”—and show how steady, gentle practice builds real integration. You’ll learn how to feel for diaphragmatic expansion at the ribs, why nasal breathing improves sleep and recovery, and how kids, workplaces, and rehabs are already benefiting from these skills.

Along the way, we highlight practical cues you can implement today: check in with your breath during daily pauses, relax your jaw and shoulders, expand the ribcage sideways and back, and default to the nose. Whether you’re curious about regulating anxiety, supporting trauma healing in a safe container, or simply finding more steadiness in a busy life, this conversation provides clear steps, grounded science, and lived experience. Take a breath with us, try the short demo, and see how quickly your state shifts.

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White Fox TalkingBy Mark Charlie Valentine, Sebastian Budniak