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Dec 2021
1h 59m

Scott Schwenk: Why We Breathe

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If you don't like how you are feeling, change the rhythm and depth of your breath. Because how you are breathing is how you are living. In this episode, Jeff and Scott discuss the science of the breath as well as delve into the more subtle spiritual and psychological aspects of this mysterious, powerful process we undertake more than 20,000 times a day.


To take Scott’s Commune course, Ecstatic Breathwork, for free, go to onecommune.com/breathwork. Learn how to use breathwork to clear blocks and upgrade your inner state.


Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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