128. Breathwork and Somatic Practice with Rosemary O'Donohue

Resources & Links⁠⁠⁠Akashic Records Training⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 Programmes⁠⁠⁠⁠Appointments⁠⁠⁠⁠Free ebook⁠Connect with Rosemary: The Freedom Process | Instagram | FacebookAkashic Records teacher and practitioner, Suzie Ridley sits down with Rosemary O’Donohue to explore breathwork and somatic practice as a grounded path back into safety, regulation, and inner freedom. If you feel stuck in anxiety, overwhelm, looping thoughts, or constant doing, this episode offers a practical, body-led perspective on how healing actually moves through.Rosemary shares her long journey through holistic health, energy work, and trauma-informed breathwork, and how her work evolved from symptom relief into true nervous system regulation and embodied change. Together, Susie and Rosemary speak about why so many spiritual practices unintentionally encourage disassociation, and why the body must come with you on the journey, especially when you are working with stress, trauma, and repetitive emotional patterns. Rosemary also shares the foundation of her Freedom Process, including breathwork, resourcing, and simple tools to create space between you and the mind’s stories.In this episode, you’ll learnWhy anxiety and overwhelm are often body-based sensations first, and how somatic work helps you move beyond the storyHow breathwork supports emotional transmutation when it is held in safety, with resourcing and nervous system awarenessWhat “not picking up the ticket” means, and how to create distance between you and repetitive thought loopsWhy embodiment is essential in spiritual practice, and how feeling fully can shift what the mind cannot fixSimple starting points: breath awareness, noticing sensation in the body, and the “relax your tongue” resetFollow Wisdom from the Akasha on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or subscribe on YouTube, so you never miss an episode. New episodes are released every Friday at 7AM GMT +0.Timestamps1:11 – Welcome Rosemary / How Susie & Rosemary met3:34 – Rosemary's background: from aerobics instructor to alternative health4:35 – Studying alternative medicine to help her daughter's anaphylaxis & eczema4:59 – First introduction to Reiki & the spiritual realm7:28 – Discovering breathwork in Brazil: a life-changing experience8:42 – Training in Biodynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release (BBTRS)9:26 – Integrating A Course in Miracles into her practice9:52 – The Freedom Process: Rosemary's 12-week 1-on-1 program24:46 – What is ecstatic dance & how it supports somatic healing27:05 – Listener Q&A: best first step for somatic & breathwork beginners27:34 – Simple breath awareness practice to get out of your headWisdom from the Akasha is the podcast for spiritually curious people navigating awakening, growth, and real-life challenges with a grounded, embodied approach. Hosted by Suzie Ridley of Akashic Readings and Healing, an Akashic Records Teacher, practitioner and researcher, each episode is a deep dive into esoteric topics and spiritual development for soul expansion.Guided by her work in the Akashic Records, Suzie shares reflections and practical suggestions you can bring into everyday life, where the mystical meets the tangible. With thousands of hours in the Akashic Records and clients around the world, her intention is to offer a fun, helpful resource that supports clarity, intuition, and meaningful, sometimes miraculous shifts.Connect with Akashic Readings and Healing⁠Website⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠Pinterest