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A gentle guided breathing meditation to slow down, embrace change, release what no longer serves you, and create space for the possibilities of a new season.

In this episode of Breathwork Magic, I invite you to slow down, take a few intentional breaths, and give yourself permission to simply be. As we move into fall, this short guided meditation offers an opportunity to pause, reconnect with the present moment, and reflect on what you may be ready to stop carrying into this next season.

Inspired by the way trees naturally release their leaves, we'll explore the idea that letting go doesn't always mean losing something. Sometimes, it's about making room for something new. Through gentle breathing, body awareness, and self-reflection, we'll create space to soften, loosen our grip on old thoughts, expectations, or habits, and embrace change without needing to have everything figured out. Whether you're navigating a transition, holding on to something that no longer serves you, or simply craving a moment of stillness, this practice is a reminder that change can be beautiful, and you don't have to force what comes next.

🔹 In this Magic Mini, you'll experience:

- A calming reflection inspired by the changing seasons and the natural process of letting go

- An invitation to notice thoughts, expectations, or habits you may be ready to release

- Creating space for change without pressure to force or figure anything out

- A reminder that letting go can be an opportunity for growth and new possibilities

🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess:

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Keep breathing, keep shifting, and remember, everything is figureoutable. 💜

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What if getting off track doesn’t mean you have to start all over again?

I told you Breathwork Magic was going biweekly… and then I immediately missed the next episode. 😂 Instead of beating myself up about it or waiting for the “perfect” time to come back, I decided to practice the exact thing our breath teaches us over and over again: Just Return.

In this episode, we’re talking about what happens when life gets busy, routines fall away, promises to ourselves get interrupted, and suddenly we feel like we need to somehow catch up. Whether it’s Breathwork, movement, meditation, creativity, or something else you’ve been wanting to return to, this episode is your reminder that you don’t need to make up for lost time.

Your breath doesn’t ask you to recover the breaths you missed. It simply gives you another one.

And maybe life can work that way, too.

I’ll close this episode with a short, grounding breathing practice to help you release some of the guilt around where you think you should be and reconnect with where you actually are.

No catching up. No perfect restart.

Just come back.

🔹 In this episode, listeners will:

• Explore why getting off track doesn’t mean you’ve failed
• Learn how the breath can teach us to return without judgment
• Release some of the pressure to “catch up” after falling out of a routine
• Reflect on something you genuinely want to come back to
• Practice a simple, grounding breath to reconnect with the present moment
• Be reminded that consistency doesn’t have to mean perfection
• Create space to begin again, exactly where you are

🔹 Connect with Amanda Russo, The Breathing Goddess:

~ Book a 1:1 Breathwork Session HERE

~ Instagram: @thebreathinggoddess

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What if learning to control your breath could help you create space between an impulse and the decision you make next?

In this episode of Breathwork Magic, Amanda Russo sits down with former pastor, recovery mentor, nervous system regulation coach, and Sacred Grit podcast host Jason Lyle for an honest conversation about breathwork, nervous system regulation, addiction, spirituality, and what it means to reclaim control over your choices.

Jason shares his deeply personal journey from adoption and early experiences with shame to becoming a pastor while privately struggling with patterns of sexual addiction and infidelity. After reaching a point where he felt like nothing he had tried could help him change, an introduction to nervous system regulation opened the door to something different. Through cold water immersion, Tummo breathwork, yoga, and meditation, Jason began understanding his behavior not only through his mind, but through his body.

Together, Amanda and Jason explore the connection between the breath, the nervous system, and our ability to respond rather than immediately react. Jason breaks down the science behind nervous system dysregulation in simple terms and explains how practices like Tummo breathing can help widen the space between thought and action. They also discuss the psychological sigh and how something as accessible as stepping back and taking a conscious breath can create an opportunity to respond differently in moments of anger or overwhelm.

Jason also shares why the practice itself is only part of the equation. Breathwork, meditation, yoga, and cold immersion may create powerful shifts, but lasting transformation comes from how we integrate those experiences into everyday life. He introduces the idea of “preloaded decisions” deciding who you want to be before you’re faced with the moment that tests that decision and shares how breathwork has helped him become more aware of his choices in real time.

The conversation also explores parts work and Internal Family Systems, how unresolved experiences can influence our behaviors years later, and why some of the habits we judge most harshly may have originally developed as attempts to protect or soothe parts of ourselves. Jason shares how learning to understand those parts changed the way he viewed his own past and helped him approach healing from an entirely different perspective.

Amanda and Jason also dive into masculinity, spirituality, faith, and why practices like breathwork and yoga can offer men a different way to connect with emotions they may have spent years avoiding or suppressing.

Whether you’ve been practicing breathwork for years or still find the whole thing a little “woo-woo,” this conversation is an invitation to get curious about what can happen when you stop trying to think your way through everything and begin listening to what your breath and body have to say.

Sometimes creating a different life begins in the space between the impulse and the action.

As long as you have your breath, you have options. 💜