The Breaking Normal Podcast
Speaking Is Praying. Listening Is Meditating. | David Sauvé
My daughter Divina joined us in the studio as one of our live audience members for a conversation that quickly moved beyond words. David Sauvé is a holistic lifestyle guide, breath and bodyworker, and founder of the Quantum Soma Method. We talk about how we first met at Eben G. Fine Park in Boulder, and the synchronicities that continued unfolding through Tribe Vitamins, 100 Sundays, breathwork and Network Spinal Analysis. Years ago, David found himself near the end of his rope—living in mold, nearly losing the vision in his right eye and carrying the effects of anger, sexual trauma and a childhood in which connecting with other people did not come naturally. At his roommate’s suggestion, he decided to try Network Spinal Analysis. Over the following year, something began coming online. David was already a dancer, but the way he danced began to change. His body became more fluid, expressive and awakened. He describes a new energy blossoming from his spine like a flower—and almost exactly one year later, the vision in his right eye returned. That experience, and everything that happened between those two points, became part of the foundation for the work he now offers through Quantum Soma: combining breathwork, spinal attunement, movement, presence and nervous-system integration to help people reconnect with their bodies and move energy that may have been held for years. But what does “moving energy” actually mean? We go directly into the territory that can appear from the outside like an exorcism, an orgasm—or both. David helps bridge the gap between how this work looks and what may actually be happening internally. We also explore: * Why speaking can be a form of prayer and listening a form of meditation * What God, consciousness and energy mean beyond inherited definitions * How David went from an extremely awkward skateboarder who would punch kids in the balls and run away to someone who is still plenty weird—but definitely more capable of connecting and communicating with other people * The relationship between trauma, the nervous system, breath and spontaneous movement * David’s offer to give me a session that may be impossible to explain without experiencing it * How I held my breath for more than five minutes—and David held his for more than ten This conversation is an invitation to listen with more than your ears. Because perhaps speaking is praying. And listening is meditating. Connect with David Sauvé: Instagram: @davidsauve_embodied Quantum Soma Method: @quantum_soma_method Website: QuantumSomaMethod.com Explore Tribe Vitamins: TribeVitamins.com
