Ep. 67 - Raffaella Monopoli - Slow Down Ageing, Reduce Stress, & Master Your Emotions Through Breathwork

Raffaella specialises in clinical movement techniques enabling you to connect to your body, bringing freedom from chronic pain.  In this episode we discuss: What chronic pain actually is and how it manifests itself, understanding the fascia in our bodies, why our subconscious shallow breaths are harmful for our long-term health, the issue with taking pain killers, why ageing is a myth, manifesting our beliefs into reality, what causes a mid-life crisis, what depression and anxiety actually mean within our bodies, why tuning into our thoughts can help our sleep, and much more. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HqFRQfD7m0c My links: https://linktr.ee/emilyereilly Find Rafaella online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafamovement/ Website: https://www.movewithraff.com/  Timestamps: 00:00 - 02:19 what is chronic pain 02:19 - 04:00 understanding fascia and how this works in our body 04:00 - 05:30 how to fix chronic injuries through fascia 05:30 - 10:00 why our subconscious shallow breaths are detrimental 10:00 - 14:30 why our bodies ignore pain 14:30 - 16:40 the issue with taking pain killers 16:40 - 19:20 is pain just an emotion in our brains & link between our minds and bodies 19:20 - 21:30 how to identify chronic pain in ourselves 21:30 - 26:15 is aging a myth * ‘you don’t stop doing things because you get older, you get older because you stop doing things’ 26:15 - 28:00 how our subconscious beliefs manifest into reality 28:00 - 33:20 why is stress so present in our lives & how to address it 33:20 - 38:00 what causes a midlife crisis, depression and anxiety 38:00 - 39:46 protecting your eyes from blue light and listening to symptoms 39:46 - 47:00 manifestations of stress - jaw tension, gritting teeth, headaches, poor sleep 47:00 - 52:00 tuning into our thoughts and processing and turning your phone off 52:00 - 53:00 finding what we enjoy and are good at in life - self actualisation and fulfilment 53:00 -58:32 mouth taping benefits Keywords chronic pain, fascia, breath, emotions, stress, aging, pain management, mind-body connection, self-awareness, health, surrender, forgiveness, inner pain, chronic stress, anxiety, mental health, physical health, jaw tension, headaches, digital distraction, creativity, breath work, pain management