In this week's episode, I am joined by Anthony Abbagnano!

Anthony is the founder of Alchemy of Breath, a globally recognized breathwork community that has helped thousands of people reclaim their power through the transformative practice of conscious breathing.

His personal journey, shared in his book, details how he overcame profound challenges through breathwork and mindfulness, ultimately leading him to create a life rooted in purpose, balance, and service.

A pioneer in the digital breathwork space, Anthony was the first to bring breathwork online.

He serves as curator for online breathwork on the board of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA) and holds a faculty position with the Shift Network.

His Breathe the World online breathwork sessions draw hundreds of participants each week and support a growing global community of more than 170,000 people.

Anthony has spoken alongside leading voices in personal growth and wellness, including Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Bruce Lipton, Peter Levine, Alex Howard, Wim Hof, and Fleet Maull, further solidifying his role as a trusted guide in the global breathwork movement.

Key Points

• One breath studied equals a lifetime learned

• Inner calm is attainable in outer chaos

• Mastery vs. Mystery in life's journey

• The transforming power of acknowledgment

• Survival instincts can reside with success

Best Quotes

02:31 - 02:50

• "I contracted an illness and I'd already left behind my work. I had a very successful company in Italy where I was working with architecture and had about 300 people working for me, restoring buildings and finding beautiful old buildings for English and American people."

03:07 - 03:17

• "So I spent time in Asia. I left the company to run on its own, had it kind of sorted and went to Asia."

08:07 - 08:16

• "And so I didn't know it was gonna be a breakthrough. I thought this was the end in all the forms it could possibly show itself."

39:12 - 39:26

• "We use control to tell you what to do, to tell each other better ways to criticize each other, to make people more like us, to, to, to feel better by pointing out someone else's problem problems."

50:10 - 50:16

• "So there's something about restoring choice that needs to happen for someone to get traction."