Gio Bartolomeo shares his transformative journey from being a hustling entrepreneur stuck in his head to discovering profound spiritual awakening through breathwork and plant medicine. After years of chasing success and feeling unfulfilled, a death experience during an ayahuasca ceremony showed him there was more to life than material achievement. Through breathwork, particularly after training with Wim Hof, Gio had an out-of-body experience that taught him to get out of his analytical mind and into his heart. He discusses how modern masculinity requires both strength and softness, the importance of men's community, and why following intuition over logic has transformed his life and business. Gio breaks down different types of breathwork practices, explains how to quiet the mind to hear your heart's wisdom, and shares why creativity and authentic expression are the keys to living a fulfilling life.

Chapters:

1. (00:00:00) - Gio's out-of-body breathwork experience and rebirth moment
2. (00:03:00) - Wrestling with business scaling and finding authentic purpose
3. (00:05:00) - Discovering spiritual calm amidst global chaos
4. (00:08:00) - The journey from Catholic upbringing to spiritual awakening
5. (00:12:00) - The unfulfilled entrepreneur and the search for meaning
6. (00:14:00) - First ayahuasca ceremony and confronting death
7. (00:17:00) - Meeting Wim Hof and the transformative breathwork experience
8. (00:21:00) - Getting out of your head and into your heart
9. (00:25:00) - Rediscovering intuition and curiosity as a man
10. (00:29:00) - Intention, authenticity, and creating from the heart
11. (00:33:00) - Different types of breathwork: resilience vs. exploration
12. (00:37:00) - Finding your authentic vibration and tribe
13. (00:40:00) - Defining modern masculinity: strength with softness

Links And Resources:

1. Website: https://www.elementalrhythm.com/
2. Gio Bartolomeo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gio-bartolomeo-1a7b2566/?originalSubdomain=ca
3. Hector Santiesteban on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-santiesteban-64326340/
4. Hector Santiesteban on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hector_podcast?lang=en

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