Art & Science of Breathing by Alveos
The Deeper Side of Breathwork: Transformation & Facilitation | E13: Benedict Beaumont
What happens when breathwork goes beyond relaxation and becomes a tool for profound personal transformation? In this episode, Patrick sits down with Benedict Beaumont, founder of Breathing Space, to explore his journey from burned-out high school teacher to breathwork educator training facilitators around the world. Benedict shares the powerful first breathwork experience that changed the direction of his life, before unpacking what may be happening physiologically during deeper conscious connected breathing sessions. They explore the relationship between breathing, altered states and emotional release, as well as the challenge of acknowledging extraordinary experiences without overselling what breathwork can do. The conversation also dives into the craft of facilitation: what it really means to be trauma-informed, why safety and agency matter, and what separates a good facilitator from a great one. Benedict shares his perspective on building a sustainable career in breathwork, the importance of community and practice, and why facilitators should develop their own style rather than simply following a script. Finally, they discuss what breathing data could actually be useful to track, why nasal breathing matters, the myth that mouth breathing is always bad, and Benedict's advice for anyone who knows something in their life needs to change but isn't quite ready to take the leap. Introduction to: Breathwork: https://www.makesomebreathingspace.com/breathwork-courses Free weekly zoom workshop: https://www.makesomebreathingspace.com/free-breathwork . Leading Breathwork.sessions: https://www.makesomebreathingspace.com/breathwork-training
