In this episode of ENHEARTENED, I sit down with Christopher August. We explore the breath not just as a physical function, but as a sacred portal into divine intelligence, emotional alchemy, and true inner freedom.

Christopher shares the raw details of his near-death experience on the Zambezi River, how it awakened him to the power of the breath, and how healing his father wound opened the door to deeper devotion, truth, and service. This is a deeply soulful conversation about shame, spiritual masculinity, emotional release, and prosperity as a breath-based frequency.

Whether you’re a breathwork skeptic or a devoted practitioner, this episode will expand your understanding of what’s possible when you learn to breathe fully, consciously, and courageously.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Welcome: The breath as a sacred teacher

01:37 – Who is Christopher August? Devotion, leadership, and embodiment

06:15 – Seeking external validation vs. inner worth

09:50 – The father wound and the drive to “make it”

13:00 – Estrangement, step-parent dynamics & ancestral trauma

15:57 – Ayahuasca vision: Seeing his father’s hidden pain

18:45 – The impact of fatherlessness on the young psyche

20:50 – A spiritual spark: Receiving Many Lives, Many Masters

22:41 – Africa as a rite of passage: Living close to the earth

26:15 – Drowning on the Zambezi: Death, rebirth & the breath

30:00 – What dying taught him about trust and divine peace

32:11 – Is your breath a conscious being?

33:48 – For the skeptics: What breathwork actually does

35:00 – Guided breath practice: 10 deep rhythmic breaths

39:15 – Emotional release through the breath

43:15 – Trauma, the nervous system & how the breath heals

47:00 – Masculinity & constriction: Why men need breathwork

52:00 – Breath as abundance: Receiving starts with breathing

55:00 – A practice for prosperity through breath

58:10 – The breath-money ritual: Breathing in wealth

1:03:00 – The unconscious trust between exhale and inhale

1:08:30 – The void: Breathing into nothing, creating everything

1:10:00 – Living a breath-centered life

1:14:00 – Shame as a scar of gold

1:22:00 – Breath and truth: Returning to divine presence

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