Master Your Breath w/ Tom Richter

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 Training, and BreathCamp retreats at ASHA in Tuscany, Italy.  Learn more at  www.alchemyofbreath.com  a...

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 lives in Zagreb. She tells her story of how growing up in Bosnia during and after the war shaped her p...

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 constant busy-ness didn't always feel as easy as it seemed from the outside and talks about the ph...

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 Training. In our conversation, we talk about finding presence while juggling various projects at the same time...

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 mainly works with children up to 10 years old with oral motor disorders, tongue ties, and feeding disorder...

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 physiotherapist for over 20 years. We talk about Simon's story of learning to hold his breath at th...

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 about Paul’s story of starting yoga practices (ashtanga vinyasa and Pranayama) in the 1990s in New Yo...

In this episode, I address ways to manage symptoms of seasonal allergies through breathing. Enjoy!

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 recovered from a spinal injury using Ashtanga and Yin Yoga, Yin principles of Yoga therapy, the often m...

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!

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!

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 rhythmically, but with less volume and noise. Enjoy!

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 sustain a momentary breath hold (whether voluntarily or involuntary), anytime our nervous system is trigge...

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 conversations with a sense of joy and inspiration. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Marko is part of t...

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!

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 anti-inflammatory qualities, open airways and blood vessels, relaxed muscles a calm nervous system, an...

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, join my free 4-day workshop from 11.-14. March 2024. You will learn how to step-by-step break free fr...

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. Systems of breathing (just like systems of movement, eating, communication, therapy...) come with many ben...

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 pattern when we are already under pressure. The reason it doesn't work is that we never practic...

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 which limit the benefits drastically. In today's episode, I give an introduction to why breathing...

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 affects us physically, mentally, and emotionally, actionable tools and exercises as well as inspiring intervi...