Ketamine Connections

Episode 26 | Breathwork is the First Legal Psychedelic with Liz Sanders


Listen Later

READY TO LEARN MORE? If you’ve been researching ketamine, but still don’t feel sure it’s right for you — this is for you.  Join Anna Krishtal for Is Ketamine Right for Me? and learn how to tell when you’re truly ready (or not). 

 👉 Sign up free → yourketaminecoach.com/ketamine-ready

Join host Anna Krishtal and special guest Liz Sanders, a breathwork facilitator and artist, as they dive deep into the transformative power of breathwork. Learn how this ancient practice, modernized through techniques like holotropic breathwork, helps access altered states of consciousness, regulate the nervous system, and heal trauma. Liz shares her inspiring journey from overcoming PTSD to creating expansive personal growth, using tools like breathwork, weightlifting, and psychedelics.

Discover how breathwork serves as a bridge to the subconscious mind, offering a safe, accessible, and legal alternative to other transformational practices. Whether you're exploring self-discovery, seeking emotional regulation, or deepening your integration process, this episode is packed with practical insights.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The history and science behind breathwork as a "psychedelic" tool for self-healing.
  • Practical techniques for calming the nervous system or activating your body’s potential.
  • Liz’s journey from PTSD to empowerment and her use of breathwork to expand her nervous system's capacity.
  • Why breathwork is a vital tool for integration between major ceremonies.
  • How breathwork connects us to the body, releasing stored emotions and trauma.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How breathwork bridges the conscious and subconscious mind.
  • Techniques like holotropic breathwork, Wim Hof breathing, and activating vs. calming breathwork.
  • How breathwork complements other modalities like psychedelics, hypnosis, and yoga.
  • Why integrating stored emotions through breath leads to greater freedom and clarity.

About Our Guest: Liz Sanders is a breathwork facilitator, artist, and advocate for personal growth. Her signature art installation, Portals, invites audiences to explore deeper layers of connection and transformation. Liz combines her experience as a PTSD survivor and her expertise in breathwork to help others unlock their full potential.

Connect with Liz Sanders:

  • Book a Session: 1:1 or Group
  • Subscribe to Liz’s Newsletter
  • Follow Liz on Social Media: @iamlizsanders and @lizsanders_creates

Resources Mentioned:

  • Learn about holotropic breathwork by Stanislav Grof.
  • Access breathing techniques to calm or activate your system.
  • Explore Liz’s art installation, Portals, at festivals across Southern California.

Extra Special Giveaway: Liz is offering a free guided breathwork practice for listeners! Download the guide here.

Quick Tip for Integration: Liz shares that calming the nervous system through breath can help shift deep-rooted patterns. Begin your practice with slow belly breaths: inhale for five seconds, exhale for five seconds, and feel your body relax into safety.

READY TO LEARN MORE? If you’ve been researching ketamine, but still don’t feel sure it’s right for you — this is for you.  Join Anna Krishtal for Is Ketamine Right for Me? and learn how to tell when you’re truly ready (or not).  👉 Sign up free → yourketaminecoach.com/ketamine-ready

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Ketamine ConnectionsBy Anna Krishtal

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

11 ratings


More shows like Ketamine Connections

View all
Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,567 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

12,194 Listeners

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel by Esther Perel Global Media

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

14,951 Listeners

On Purpose with Jay Shetty by iHeartPodcasts

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

27,967 Listeners

Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories by Craig Heacock MD

Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories

472 Listeners

Chasing Life by CNN Podcasts

Chasing Life

8,189 Listeners

Trauma Rewired by Jennifer Wallace & Elisabeth Kristof

Trauma Rewired

341 Listeners

Huberman Lab by Scicomm Media

Huberman Lab

29,146 Listeners

We Can Do Hard Things by Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

We Can Do Hard Things

41,460 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

20,479 Listeners

Ketamine Insights by Molly Dunn & Lynn Schneider

Ketamine Insights

33 Listeners

The Ketamine StartUp Podcast by Ketamine StartUp

The Ketamine StartUp Podcast

10 Listeners

Talking Ketamine Podcast by Talking Ketamine

Talking Ketamine Podcast

11 Listeners

Ketamine Therapy: Explained by Inception Point Ai

Ketamine Therapy: Explained

4 Listeners

Decoded | Unlock The Secrets of Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation by Bizzie Gold | Mental Health Innovator and Break Method Founder

Decoded | Unlock The Secrets of Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation

121 Listeners