Breath of the Week: Pathways to Peace with Amanda Ewell
This week’s Breath of the Week is called Pathways to Peace, a quiet and gentle practice led by Amanda Ewell. It’s a soft invitation to slow down, observe, and find presence in your breath, just as it is. Amanda will guide you through three simple breath pathways: Layered between each pathway is a pause: a […]
Breath of the Week: Messy Contentment with Erin Ortbals
Welcome to a new feature, Breath of the Week, featuring one of our favorite breathing sessions from our membership platform each week. This practice, led by Erin Ortbals, is about embracing the messiness of being human while deepening your sensitivity to COâ‚‚. It includes breath retention, soft hums, and a powerful reminder to be with […]
Exploring the Link Between Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Stress: Strategies for Stress Management and Resilience
Stress is something we are all familiar with. Throughout our modern life, we move fast, are bombarded by information coming at us from all angles, and have overwhelming responsibilities and duties to take care of. While extremely powerful, our nervous systems are not designed for this lifestyle. We need balance. As much as we think […]
Breath Is Movement
Your breath and your movement are not separate things. Your breath is your movement. When we breathe we move bones, muscle tissue, fascia, and skin. With each breath, we change shape. The body is designed to create movement for efficient respiration: in and out. Up and down. Back and forth. This may seem obvious, but […]
MUD \ MODALITIES: Cold Exposure
Last fall, we got connected with the folks at MUD \ WTR. Their love for breathwork and functional mushrooms were clear indicators that we would get along really well, not to mention we already liked their product. After doing a couple of fun activations together, they reached out asking if Reis & Sam would be […]
Reis Paluso on The Fatherhood Experience Podcast
OBC co-founder and CEO Reis Paluso recently sat down with Jason Priest of The Fatherhood Experience Podcast to explore how breathing, cold exposure, and more can be an impactful tool to be able to handle the stresses of life including being a parent in this busy world that we live in. Reis shares his journey […]
Reis Paluso on The Live Authentically Podcast
OBC co-founder and CEO Reis Paluso recently caught up with The Live Authentically Podcast host Pamela Savino to discuss his path leading to where he is today, why breathing is such an important tool to cultivate and can be utilized by EVERYONE, how cold exposure is a good form of stress that can help us […]
Luke Wientzen on A New Way of Living Podcast
In this episode of A New Way of Living, OBC co-founder Luke Wientzen dives in with host & OBC Breath School mentee Dan Voss to discuss intentional breathing practices, the power of meditation, and living from the heart. Over the course of the hour, you will get some insights into how Luke got started on […]
The Sigh-ence of Breathing
Breathing is one of the most fascinating behaviors controlled by the nervous system from regulation of gas exchange essential for life to complex and still unknown brain networks responsible for modulation of almost every human function including metabolic rate, vocalization, emotions, cognition, posture, sleep-wake state, anxiety, panic, focus, stress regulation and beyond. We often associate […]
February Community Breathe with Reis, Sam, & Luke
February’s Community Breathe is hosted by Reis, Sam, and Luke. Exploring the various functions of the brain by using your breath to connect to sensation, perception, thoughts, feelings, and action. We host these special, free events on the second Saturday of every month. Join us for the next one…and invite your friends!