Jake Loreto: Can Breathwork Really Release Your Stress and Your Trauma?

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Show by Tenille Bentley & Marnie LeFevre

Can breathwork really help release the stress and trauma we carry in our bodies? And what actually happens when we stop analysing, controlling and pushing through, and simply breathe deeply?In this episode of Spiritual CEO, hosts Tenille Bentley and Marnie LeFevre sit down with breathwork and trauma release practitioner Jake Loreto for a deeply personal conversation about stress, anxiety, emotional release, nervous system regulation and the surprising power of the breath.Jake’s own journey into breathwork began at one of the lowest points of his life. Despite appearing successful on the outside, he was experiencing debilitating anxiety, panic attacks, depression and intrusive thoughts. He tried almost everything he could find before someone suggested breathwork, an idea he initially dismissed as little more than breathing exercises. Then his first breathwork session changed something.For the first time in more than a year, Jake experienced a period without anxiety, depression or panic attacks. It wasn’t the end of his healing, but it gave him hope, and began a journey that would eventually lead him to become a practitioner himself. Marnie and Tenille also share their own very different experiences doing breathwork with Jake, from an intense emotional release to a much gentler, peaceful experience, opening up a bigger conversation about what our bodies may be holding, why no two experiences look the same, and whether healing always needs to be intense to be powerful. In this conversation, we explore:• How breathwork may support stress and emotional release • Jake’s personal experience with anxiety, panic attacks, depression and intrusive thoughts • What can happen physically and emotionally during breathwork • Stress, trauma and nervous system regulation • Why no two breathwork experiences are the same • The importance of safety when doing deeper somatic work • Surrendering versus trying to force an outcome • Breathwork, self-awareness and leadership • What changes when we begin listening to the body rather than continually pushing through itAt the heart of Jake’s approach is something surprisingly simple: safety. Rather than trying to fix people or force a particular outcome, he believes the role of the practitioner is to create enough safety for people to surrender to whatever they’re ready to experience. And perhaps there’s something in that for leadership too.Because if we’re carrying stress, emotions and old protective patterns into the way we work and lead, what changes when we finally give ourselves permission to put some of them down?ABOUT JAKE LORETOJake Loreto is a certified Breathwork and Trauma Release Practitioner, Kinesiologist and Bowen Therapist. Drawing on his own experience with anxiety, panic attacks and depression, he now creates emotionally safe spaces for somatic healing, nervous system regulation and deeper emotional release. CONNECT WITH JAKEWebsite: https://thebreathmovement.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeloreto/RESOURCES MENTIONEDAnanda Mandala Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91onhUryZn8We probably should have stopped talking by now. But we haven’t.Join us on Substack for rabbit holes, reflections and oversharing long after the mics are off.Substack Community: https://spiritualceo.substack.com/Watch and subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritualCEOPodcastFollow us on Instagram:@spiritualceopodcast_FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE! Your support helps us grow.🩶Your hosts: Tenille Bentley and Marnie LeFevreFind Tenille & Marnie:Tenille Bentley: Instagram · LinkedInMarnie LeFevre: Instagram · LinkedInDisclaimer: Spiritual CEO explores personal experiences, beliefs and research across science, spirituality and human potential. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts. Our conversations are intended to inspire curiosity and discussion, not to present unverified claims as fact or replace professional medical or psychological advice.

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