Master Your Breath w/ Tom Richter
by Tom Richter
Welcome to Master-Your-Breath with Tom Richter. On this podcast, you’ll hear why your breath is the foundation for high levels of health, awareness, happiness, & fitness as well as your relationships with yourself and others. You will learn why and how to improve your breathing, get inspired by the success stories of people from all walks of life, and hear various experts from the evolving field of breathwork.
Episodes
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#20 Anthony Abbagnano: finding inner calm despite outer chaos with the help of our breath
In this episode, I welcome Anthony Abbagnano as a guest. Anthony Abbagnano is a pioneering breathwork expert and founder of Alchemy of Breath, the world's top-rated breathwork institute. He has helped thousands transform their lives through free weekly Breathe The World sessions, Facilitator...
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#19: Sarah Čerkez: On starting new chapters, reinventing yourself, & yoga & breathing to stay centered in the midst of it all
In this episode, I welcome Sarah Čerkez as a guest. She is a Bosnian-born model who began her career at 14 and later worked with brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Wolford, and LaPerla. She completed primary education in ballet and piano, and after building an international modeling career, she now…
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#18: Pepi Hubzin: How I re-found Presence, Lightness & Wellbeing Through Breathwork
In this episode, I welcome Pepi Hubzin as a guest. Pepi is a DJ & music enthusiast, a passionate wine-maker, dedicated yoga practitioner, a great friend & wonderful human being. Since I have known him, he is always been busy with multiple projects. In this conversation, he shares how this…
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#17 Koraljka Begović: On the value of having a practice & letting go of it to transform it
In this episode, I welcome Koraljka Begović as a guest. She is a very experienced yoga teacher, choreographer, and contemporary dancer, located in Zagreb. At GaiaYoga School you can practice with her in regular classes, join her Vinyasa Masterclasses, and learn from her during our Teacher…
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#16: Monika Ivanović: How your tongue affects your own & your child’s breathing & health
In this episode, I welcome Monika Ivanović as a guest. She is a speech and language therapist as well as myofunctional therapist, located in Zagreb. She has more than 10 years of experience working with children with autistic spectrum disorder, language disorders, and speech difficulties. She...
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#15 Simon Borg-Olivier: : Tense less, stretch less, breathe less for more health & happiness
In this episode, I welcome Simon Borg-Olivier as a guest. Simon Borg-Olivier, MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy) APAM c-IAYT, has been practicing traditional forms of posture, movement, breathing, and mental control for over 50 years. He has been teaching for more than 40 years and has been a registered...
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#14 Dr Paul Dallaghan: The power of fully engaging in the process of Pranayama
In this episode, I welcome Dr Paul Dallaghan as a guest. He has been guiding me in my Pranayama practice for the past 14 years - so it's both an honor and pleasure to talk to him about breathing, yoga, and a well-rounded practice protocol for physical, mental, and emotional well-being. We talk...
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#13 Tips to manage symptoms during Allergy Season with Breathing
In this episode, I address ways to manage symptoms of seasonal allergies through breathing. Enjoy!
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#12 The importance of YIN qualities to overcome pain & injury and experience life fully with Sebastian Pucelle
Today I sit down with Sebastian Pucelle from with-yinyoga. Together with his partner Murielle Burellier he offers workshops and teacher trainings around the world, sharing the practice and teaching of Yin Yoga since 2010. We talk about his life's path, moving from busy London to Asia, how he...
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#11 Find your Rhythm (Guided Breath Snack)
Enjoy five minutes of breath exploration to connect to yourself, and get calm and present. You can use this as a reset when you notice your energy and focus fading. Today's practice is focused on resetting your breathing rhythm. Enjoy!
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#10 Exploring a longer Exhalation (Guided Breath Snack)
Enjoy five minutes of breath exploration to connect to yourself, and get calm and present. You can use this as a reset when you notice your energy and focus fading. Enjoy!
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#9 How to breathe optimally during your yoga practice
How do you ideally breathe during your (vinyasa or hatha) yoga practice? Many get the guidance to breathe voluminous, effortful, and noisy breaths with strong engagement and tension in the abdominal area. In this episode, I talk about the benefits of breathing calmly, diaphragmatically, and...
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#8 Overcoming the sense of suffocation (including practice)
Pausing the breath can be a peaceful moment - but many experience it as suffocation and have a strong reaction - physically, mentally, and emotionally. This can drastically affect the way we experience our day. If the body has no capacity to calmly notice higher levels of carbon dioxide or to...
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#7 Finding awareness & lighting up the darkness through breathwork & meditation w/ Marko Kovac
In this episode, I have my first guest: Marko Kovač. We talk about Meditation, Breathing, and living life with more awareness. In fact, that's what we always do, even if we just sit down for a coffee. That's why I thought that Marko was the perfect first guest because I always leave our...
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#6 What to look for when signing up for a breathing course
Tom talks about 6 aspects to consider when enrolling in one of the various forms of breathing courses to get the most benefits and get help with the exact challenge that you are looking to overcome through improved breathing. Enjoy!
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#5 Increase your CO2 for improved focus, strength, health
We release Carbon dioxide (CO2) when we breathe and our body is set up to prevent too high levels of this gas. However, we need a balanced level - not too high, not too low - for the body to work optimally. That's because the right levels of Carbon dioxide come with plenty of benefits such as...
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#4 Optimal Breathing For Less Pain
Pain is a complex topic. However, breathing affects how we experience pain in many ways and in today's episode, I share some aspects of how improving your breathing can improve how well you can manage pain. If you suffer from pain and want to dive deeper into the ideas I share in this episode…
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#3 Breathing Systems vs Principles
Systems of breathing give you a clear set of tools or techniques and defined steps to apply them. Principles of breathing are general conditions, alignment cues, qualities, or mechanics, that support an efficient breathing process and can be applied to almost any moment, system, or condition....
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#2 Staying calm in stressful situations with breath snacks & how to do them
Is there a way we can use our breathing to remain calm even in stressful situations? You may have gotten the advice before to "just breathe", whenever you are in a demanding situation. However, in reality, it will be almost impossible to think about breathing let alone change our breathing…
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#1 How to approach breathwork to get the most benefits
Breathing is life. Without breathing we die within minutes. But we rarely look at the quality of our breathing. Yet, how we breathe deeply affects us physically, emotionally, and mentally. With breathwork getting more popular, people want to practice breathing but often use singled-out techniques...
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Master Your Breath Podcast Teaser
A stronger connection to your breath will deeply affect how you experience life and the presence you bring to every moment. In this podcast, I will share ideas and ways to use your breath to improve your life on many levels. This will include deep dives into understanding the way breathing…
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About this show
Welcome to Master-Your-Breath with Tom Richter. On this podcast, you’ll hear why your breath is the foundation for high levels of health, awareness, happiness, & fitness as well as your relationships with yourself and others. You will learn why and how to improve your breathing, get inspired by the success stories of people from all walks of life, and hear various experts from the evolving field of breathwork.
Hosted by
Tom Richter