EP 97: Conscious Connected Breathwork: What It Is & Isn't – A Good Kind of Scary

This year I graduated with a 300 hour Breathwork training certificate. As part of this training, I carried out 24 case studies in conscious connected breathwork. In this episode I help you understand what to expect in a CCB session. I explain what conscious connected breathwork is and isn't.    I did my training with Pat Divilly on Journey The Breath  

1. EP 97: Conscious Connected Breathwork: What It Is & Isn't 37:17
2. EP 96: 2025 Book Reviews 01:06:31
3. EP 95: Building a Creative Community for Women (Launching in January) 21:18
4. EP 94: Chilling in a Wardrobe 22:16
5. EP 93: Be Mindful This Christmas 40:42

Points of discussion:

• Should comedians joke about sensitive topics or can they take it ‘too far’?
• How do we define ‘too far’?
• The vulnerability of being an artist. What does ‘artist’ mean?
• Points in history when censorship was abused to dictate societies.
• Why laughing at our pain can be cathartic.
• Is excluding certain topics from comedy a form of ignorance?
• Examples of comedians who have received backlash.
• Does joking about sensitive topics increase awareness?
• Difference between laughing with people VS laughing at people.
• Belittling groups from a place of superiority: hate speech VS comedy.
• Taking jokes personally VS being personally ridiculed.

Resources:

• Kevin Harte & Seth Rogen Podcast Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LAeIcSxDQYItdfj1JU8v6?si=3590343f044946f5
• Tommy Tiernan Backlash: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/comic-refuses-to-drop-down-syndrome-jokes-26334735.html
• My Blog: https://atomic-temporary-106308739.wpcomstaging.com
• https://www.theschooloflife.com/
• https://rupikaur.com/