Reconnect With Your Soul And Meet Your Future Self - SOMA Breathfest - March 27th, 2026

Big welcome everybody to our Breath Fest, session number 3, 2026. We have an amazing audience that is gathering up before us and huge welcome. Now, we are doing this at a different time for the 3 sessions we've done so far. So I have to ask, who here has not missed a session so far? You've been here on the very first one we've done with Stephen. You've had a chance to do the one we did yesterday with Lisa, and I'm speaking from my time zone since I'm in Bali, Indonesia. And for me, it is Saturday morning, 5 in the morning from Southeast Asia. And so we are already on Saturday morning. This is the third session. And so a big welcome to everyone. We are going to have such an amazing time today. You're going to have an incredible experience with the one and only Freddie Gervasi. And I'm going to be bringing him to the stage in just a few. But first, we need to see where everybody is tuning in from around the world. So— oh, I had a technical issue, and so I can't see my map right now. So I will have you bear with me as I bring my global perspective of everyone around the world joining in. So you'll have to bear with me before you post in where you've tuned in from, because I do like the interactions, and sometimes we get a little issue. So let me just bring this up. Session 3. I love it. So we are doing this entire week where we're bringing together some incredible instructors from our community as part of our annual event which we call Breath Fest. It is a large breathwork event where we come together and experience the power of breathwork with Soma Breath. And to do so, we also want to celebrate all of our incredible instructors. So we've picked a few of our up-and-coming stars who are doing fantastic things in their areas, truly bringing the power of the breath to the world and making it in all their little ways in the process. And you're going to see a very unique way that Freddie has been bringing Soma Breath experiences in his region of Toronto, Canada. But before I say that, is who here is coming in from Canada? If you are a fellow Canadian joining the group right now, you can actually say hi. And then we're going to make sure to bring some introductions from everyone else around the world. So share in the city you are tuning in from, or the country. And there we go, my little technology is now working much better, and I want to see where everybody is tuning in from the map. So we have some people in Mexico, in America, in Canada. I see somebody tuning in, I believe is Sweden, Portugal. And I'm going to go ahead and add my little country as well, so we can see if there's some people tuning in from Southeast Asia. Perhaps even some people in Australia or New Zealand are going to be joining us. Let's see. As you bring this into the chat, we're going to put a little dot to represent you. And there we go, somebody coming in from New Zealand. Welcome. This is just a nice morning session for you. For a lot of the rest of the people, this is a nice afternoon session, or those in Europe are getting a really late session as well. The UK, France, Spain. We have— oh, I believe is Dominican Republic coming in— and Germany, Austria, a lot of the UK as well. Love it. So welcome to this session. There's a question I ask at the beginning of each session, which is just to see who is here. And that question is, who are those of you who are joining who are new to somabreath? You've never done a somabreath session before. I know when I asked this question on the first day, there was a ton of you who are new. You type in 1 if you've not joined Soma Breath before. If you've been here in the last 2 sessions, you can now claim to be a regular. You can put in number 2. And if you're already an instructor or you're becoming one, you can put number 3, and we'll get an idea of everyone who's on the session for today. And so I can see that almost half of you are absolutely new to Soma Breath as well. And so welcome all you new Somies and all of you regular. I know what is coming up. You're going to be having an incredible experience. We're going to highlight one of our instructors as well and then introduce Freddie to the camp. And if you're already an instructor, we love seeing you being a cheerleader onto this platform. And this event is also for you, as this is the 8th year that we've been certifying instructors. And just for all the instructors who are on the call, how long have you been an instructor so far? Just put in, you know, the number of years that you've been as an instructor. Just put like the number and year so we know the difference. So we got Simona who's here. She's been an instructor for 1 year. We're actually going to hear from Simona very shortly. We have Kim who's going to be— who's been here for 2 years already. 3 years from Kelly. This is amazing. We got Freddie who's 3 and a half— sorry, 4. Kira, 3 and a half. And for those who isn't yet, well, guess what? Throughout our whole Breath Fest, we're doing something really special is we're going to be doing the largest sale promo code for becoming an instructor of the year. That is a 20% off all of our instructor programs. And if you're looking to become an instructor, I just want to remind everyone about a key difference of how we do things here at Summer Breath is we're not in the business of certifying instructors. We are in the business of making our instructors successful. You are going to hear the stories of our incredible instructors, what they've achieved, what they've been able to change in their own life, and how they get to be someone who is living their purpose, really doing something with full fulfillment by using Soma Breath Methodology and bringing that to their local communities, making an impact globally. And we want to be your allies and supporters in the process, which is why we teach everything around the science of breathwork, how to lead incredible sessions, how to make them your own, and then how to do the business around building the breath. And so we're super excited about our instructors. Thank you all for being here and being supporters. For those who are interested to become instructors, we're going to talk more about it towards the end. But first, I want to make sure that we get to have a powerful experience for today. The last thing I want to do as well is there is a react button on this page, and if you're new to Zoom, this will be your opportunity to test it out. If you look on that button, you can send some reaction, whether that's a heart, some thumbs up, some hands in the air. So go ahead and test that right now, and then I'll be like, wow, are these all— oh, I gotta mirror myself. Wow, are these all for me? This is incredible. So guys, while we're in the sessions, if there's any moments you want to share some love, acknowledge, this is your, this is your friendly button. This is what you use when you want to do that. So next thing I want to do is one of the key things around doing these whole sessions is really helping people recharge their batteries. You who have any kind of mobile device have probably seen what happens when your battery starts getting low and then it says, do you want to go into low power mode? And when you enable that, The screen goes darker. It stays on less long. The processor works a little slower. The internet connection gets limited so you don't get the full speed. But for a lot of us who don't have a habit of recharging our phones, we think that this is the default way of operating our technology. And the fact is, a lot of us live our lives this way, where we never take the time to fully recharge, get off of this low-power mode, And when you realize that there's so much more energy within you, you start realizing there's so much more you can accomplish in the world. And through the power of the breath, we get to unlock this power. We get to tap into these reservoirs within ourselves, no substance required. And you're going to get to feel that today. And if you don't believe me, well, we're going to measure it because we've done this in the last two sessions and we're going to do it again today. So I'm going to ask you one more question before we bring on Freddie to the stage, which is let's see where everybody's battery level is right now, with 1 being your battery is completely drained and 10 being that you are in full power mode. And so take a moment and just put in where is the rating that you're at. Just put in a single number and this will give us a nice little chart to see where our average lies, where the majority of the people And I do know one thing that's going to happen is some of you who have already joined a few sessions probably have a bit of leftover energy from your last sessions. But those of you who are brand new, be honest and share where the energy levels are at, because we're going to come back to this at the end, because our goal is to recharge your batteries. And we brought an incredible guest who's going to lead an incredible session to do just that. And so I'm going to— ooh, the chart's moving a lot. I think we got most of the answers. I'm going to take a little screenshot of this so we can come back to it at the end. Now, oh, somebody decided to draw. I'm going to erase a little drawing here.

Ta-da!

Now I want to introduce our guest who's going to be taking the stage right now, who's going to bring a unique musical experience to your breathwork. Music is at the core of Soma Breath, and Freddie has done a way of doing it that is more interactive, more live, and through an incredible experience that he started doing in Toronto. And before I bring him on, I'm going to show a little preview of what that experience looks like in Toronto when I get to show you what Soul Expansion looks like. Let's have a quick look. Ladies and gentlemen, Freddie has done something incredible, which is take the concepts of Soma Breath and create a live concert experience through his Soul Expansion initiative. He's reached out to us so that we can work closer together, so the experience is officially powered by Soma Breath. And we were so impressed with what he's putting together that we wanted to give you all a chance to get a taste of what this experience can be in the digital world, which is why he's one of our incredible instructors that we wanted to feature on this Breath Fest. So you are in for a treat. I hope everybody is in a comfortable space that you're going to be able to be present. Make sure you get to experience the full breathwork session that we're going to be going through. All of our sessions have been kept under an hour and a half so far. So know that you're going to be experiencing something for at least about 50 minutes of a live experience. So make sure you're present, undisturbed, and ready for Freddie Gervasi, who's going to be our instructor for today. Freddy, welcome to the stage. It's an honor to have you.

Hello, hello.

Thank you so much for having me, Jason. It is a complete honor to be here today. And just checking that you can hear me all right.

All right, let's do a little poll with the group. Hey everybody, how's the sound for Freddy? I do see your voice is a little low, so I have a feeling we want to crank that up just a little bit.

Okay, how's that for the voice now?

All right everyone, how are we doing? He made some adjustment to the voice, sounds like we're much better here.

I can come a little closer to the mic as well.

Nice. Yep, we do hear you much better now, and through the session we'll make sure to keep a pulse on that. So Freddie, honestly, it's incredible what you've put together, and I'd love to hear your story. Like, you've went out, you got certified with Soma Breath, but you had a big vision inside of you with Soul Expansion. So how did that get manifested?

Yeah, so I'll just start at the, at the beginning, kind of how I heard about Soma and, and how I got started with breathwork. I was going through a pretty rough patch in my life, you know, as an entrepreneur, a former athlete, collegiate athlete. I was dealing with post-concussion syndrome, just some ailments that were physically and mentally just holding me back from my ultimate potential. And I was looking for solutions, and I, I found a friend who had mentioned breathwork work and meditation and all this stuff. I'm like, you know what, I'll give it a shot. So I ended up finding Niraj's video online. It was a YouTube video. It was about a 45-minute journey by myself, just in the middle of my, my living room. And I had a completely psychedelic experience with no drugs, no alcohol, no substances of any kind, just me, myself, and eventually something bigger than myself. And I just knew at that moment that I wanted to share it with as many people as possible. At the beginning, I just wanted to, you know, kind of learn it for myself and, you know, really bring that into my own life, my own practice. And then from there, it just, it kind of snowballed. Here in Toronto, there was a huge wellness movement that was happening. There was a lot of sauna ice bath places that were opening up, and I was able to teach some classes there. And, and somabreath has always been at forefront of what I would love to bring to the table. I'm just making sure I'm close to the mic here. I don't want to blast it too loud because we do have some live instruments here and the feedback could be a little dicey online. So just keep letting me know in the chat if I'm a little too out of sorts here for you.

So that's pretty much the story.

And then from there, I got certified. Right away, I signed up right away. It was just one of those pulse impulse moments where I was following that, that, you know, that divine power that I feel like we all have within us, that knowingness where you're just like, I have to do this, I have to do this right now. And from there it snowballed. It started with just me and a friend. We, we were doing it. She was taking over the meditations and I was taking over the breathwork, and we did it in a studio for about 20 people, and then it went to 25 people, 30 people, 35 people, and it just kept growing and growing. And now we do it, uh, uh, quarterly for 300 people here in Toronto. We've taken it to New York, Tulum, Mexico City. And, uh, you know, I always, uh, always dreamed about doing this on a bigger scale with Soma Breath, uh, powering the experience as well. And that's what they're doing, uh, for our next experience, uh, April 2nd. So, uh, they've been nothing but, you know, just incredible people and support throughout the journey here. And I'm excited to, to share with you just obviously a small taste. It's just me today. So there's going to be a bit of a backing track and all that going on, but I'll be able to share some of my original music at the end. We're going to just drop into the space altogether. And I see that there were quite a few newbies here today as well. So I'll go over just how we can get most out of the breath and just give you a couple tips so we can get the most out of, out of the experience here today. Um, Jason, I'll pass it over back to you before I keep it, keep it going here.

Well, I think you've done the great introduction, and honestly, this is the most important thing for us, is like, we get to see what you've taken with every tool we've given you, and you've gone on and made the impact ripple across North America already. And so we're glad that we get to be partners. We're excited for the session you're going to lead. And I think I want to throw the stage to you, my friend. And so if you're all excited about the session you're about to have with Freddie, use that little react button right now and let's give him a warm welcome. And Freddie, the floor is yours. I pass the baton to you.

Fantastic, fantastic. All right, my friends. Well, I'm just gonna allow you to sit back with your shoulders nice and straight. If you'd like to lay down for this session, you're welcome to do so as well. We're gonna be operating on two systems here today. So we have that parasympathetic system, that's that rest and digest state, and then there's also the sympathetic state. So that's going to get us a little bit more energized, and it's called breathwork for a reason. So we're going to have to work for that feeling that we're looking for. And as we fluctuate throughout the experience here today, your, your body temperature might fluctuate, you might feel a little bit of tension in the hands. So just gauging your body today, seeing how you feel and just knowing that this is all part of the experience. There is a difference between discomfort and unwell. So just knowing how you feel in those moments, you know, maybe this is an area where you can go a little bit deeper. Maybe this is just listening to your body and you know what, I'm not going to push my breath today. I'm just going to see how this feels if I just take the foot off the gas a little bit.

So just gauging your own body, knowing how you feel in those moments.

Okay. And for this session, we're going to be breathing mostly in through the nose and out through the mouth. However, if you would like to go a little bit deeper, I recommend breathing in through the mouth and out through the mouth. So this is a way to over-oxygenate our system.

We want to play with that chemistry level in our body so we can shut down that prefrontal cortex.

We want to shut down that overactive thinking mind so we can get to those juicy nuggets that are waiting for us, that unconscious thought pattern. So I invite you to just let your eyes fall shut just for a moment here, and we're gonna just ground into the space, just maybe letting any tension go in the jaw and the neck.

And we're just gonna take a big deep breath in, all the way in, and a smooth breath out. Just a couple, just like that. In and out. Beautiful job. And now maybe just calling to mind an intention, something that we're here for today.

Maybe we don't know exactly what that is, or maybe we have an idea.

Maybe it's It's an emotional state. Maybe it's a physical feeling. Take that big deep breath in, all the way in, all the way up. We're going to hold it here at the top. Another small Sip and just holding on to that intention for a moment. Another sip at the top, holding and squeezing, drawing all that energy up, up, up, up, up. And release with a sigh.

Holding on empty here for a moment and just feeling the weight of the body on the earth below. Whether you're sitting on a chair, laying on the ground, laying on a mattress, laying on the couch, feeling into the presence right now.

One more big inhale and a smooth breath out.

Woo!

Woo!

Woo!

Oh yeah, final big breath in and release with a sigh.

Ah, beautiful job, my friends.

So now just getting even 2% more comfy. If there's a way to get dialed into this experience just a little bit more, as comfy as you can possibly get. So we're gonna be moving through different breath sequences here. We're gonna be playing with an 8-count breath, a 4-count breath, a 2-count breath, and even a single-count breath.

So that's where we're gonna really push it And again, just gauging your body today, gauging how you feel when you go into those single count breaths where we really push it.

And we're going to be pairing that with some breath holds as well.

So we're going to be holding on the inhale, holding on the exhale. If you can't hold for as long as the suggested amount, that's totally fine. Just take another small little sip and reset, and then that way you can go a little bit longer there. And I'll be guiding you through a story, through a sequence of meditations throughout this experience as well. So one last chance to get as comfy as possible here. Amazing.

And now as the music comes in, just finding yourself. Take those gentle, easy breaths in, in through the nose and out through the mouth. In and out. Just arriving right here, right now, in this moment. And I invite you to imagine the ground beneath you turning into a patch of grass. And as that grass begins to grow and grow, you imagine yourself in a wide open meadow. The big beautiful blue sky overhead, the sun shining down on you. You lay here gently in this meadow as you get ready to come into an 8-count breath on my cue.

Here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Yes, stay with that beat, stay with that rhythm.

In 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. And out 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Yes, we're here for a little while.

Get lost in it.

In 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. And out 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Yes, stay with it. You got this. Riding that breath like a wave. Yes. Gonna be going into a double time. That's 4 counts on the inhale, 4 counts on the exhale. On my cue.

Here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and in 2, 3, 4, and out 2, 3, 4. In 2, 3, 4, and out 2, 3, 4.

In and out and in and out. Yes, let the music move through your body. Let it sway you side to side.

In, 2, 3, 4, and out, 2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, 4, and out, 2, 3, 4.

Yes. Getting ready for our first inhale, just a short, quick breath in. We're gonna be holding, holding at the top on my cue. Here we go now.

In 3, 2, 1.

And a sharp breath in.

Hold, hold, hold, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze.

Drawing all that energy up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up. And release with an audible sigh all the way out. Holding here for just a moment as you begin to move around this meadow, exploring the area around you, getting ready for that.

On my cue in 3, 2, 1, and in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2, in, out, in, out, in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2.

Yes, stay with that rhythm, stay with that breath. Each inhale taking in everything you need from this experience. Each exhale releasing what no longer serves you. You got this.

In 2, out 2. In 2, out 2.

Stay with it. Getting ready for our first big breath hold. We're gonna be holding this on my cue in 3, 2, 1, and a big breath in all the way in, all the way up, holding and squeezing at the top. As we move through this meadow, we feel into our pocket and we feel a smooth seed. As we hold out this seed, we realize this is the seed of possibility. We move to a space in the meadow that feels right for us. As we bend down and we plant this seed deep into the ground, deep into the grass, as we stand back and we watch it germinate, vegetation, trees Animals, life begins to flourish around you as it creates the forest of your mind, this beautiful space, the safe space you're creating here and now. Big breath out. Getting ready for a 4-count breath on my cue. Here we go now.

In 3, 2, 1, and in 2, 3, 4, and out 2, 3, 4. In 2, 3, 4, and out 2, 3, 4.

Yes, stay with it.

In, 2, 3, 4, and out, 2, 3, 4.

Yes, as we move through the forest, taking in all the sights around us, getting ready. It's going to be a 3-count on the inhale, 1-count on the exhale, and I want us to be very forceful with that exhale.

Here we go on my cue in 3, 2, 1, and in, 2, 3, out, in, 2, 3, ha, in, 2, 3, ha, in, 2, 3, ha, in, 2, 3, ha, in, 2, 3, ha, in, 2, 3, ha, in, 2, 3, ha.

Yes! As we move through the forest, taking in all the sights, we get ready for our next inhale here on my cue. Stay with it.

Here we go now in 3, 2, 1.

2, 1, and a big breath in, all the way in, all the way up, holding and squeezing at the top. As we hold here, we imagine a golden mirror appearing right in front of us. As we stand in front of this mirror, we take a look at the person who we are today.

Who are we right now?

Without any judgment, taking stock of who we are in this moment, the person that brought you here here today. As you take a full exhale all the way out, sending this person some love and compassion for showing up and doing this for yourself in this moment.

Getting ready for that 4-count breath on my cue in 3, 2, 1, and in 2, 3, 4, and out 2, 4. In, 2, 3, 4. And out, 2, 3, 4.

Yes, stay with it, you got this. As you stare into that mirror, you begin to think of the traits, characteristics, tools that you wish to possess, something that you'd like to add to your life right now.

Now coming into that 2-count breath on my cue in 3, 2, 1, and in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2, in, out, in, out, in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2.

Yes, stay with that rhythm, stay with that breath. As you imagine the image in front of you, this version of yourself turning into the future version of who you are becoming, what does that look like? How do they show up in this world? What are the characteristics, tools, talents they wish to possess? As you watch this figure transform form in front of you. You step into the mirror and become this person in this moment, right here, right now. Getting ready for that single count breath, our first big push of the day. On my cue, Here we go now.

In three, two, one.

And in, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out.

Yes. You got this. Stay with it.

In, out, in, out. In, out. In, out.

Yes, this is what we came here for. Pushing past those walls, pushing past those barriers. Who are we on the other side? On the other side of discomfort, on the other side of fear, on the other side of guilt and shame. Yes, getting ready for that next big breath hold on my cue. Stay with it, you got this. In 3, 2, 1, and a big breath in, all the way in, all the way up, up, up, up, up.

Hold, hold, hold.

Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze.

Drawing all that energy up, channeling any messages, any downloads in this moment right now. Anything your future self would need to say to you right here, right now.

Yes.

Big breath out in 3, 2, 1. All the way out. Yes. Holding here on empty.

Hold, hold, hold.

And on this hold, I invite you to imagine a giant golden gate standing in front of you. This is the blockage. This is something holding you back in your life right now. As you imagine this gate there in front of you, you sit with it for a moment. This blockage, this burden. And as difficult as it may be, I want you to send some thanks and gratitude because it was here to protect you for a moment, but it's no longer needed and you're ready to move through this gate onto the other side.

As we come back to a 4-count breath on my cue, here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and in, 2, 3, 4, 4 and out, 2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, 4 and out, 2, 3, 4.

Yes, stay with it.

In, 2, 3, 4 and out, 2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, 4 and out, 2, 3, 4.

Yes, You got this. How is this blockage? How is this burden helped you in ways, protected you in ways? And how are you ready to move on?

In 3, 2, 1. 1 and in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2, in, out, in, out, in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2.

Yes, stay with it. We're here for a little while. Get lost in it here. And as your mind starts to wander, bring it back to this moment right here, right now. This is what we came here for. Yes, getting ready for a big breath in on my cue. Here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and a big breath in all the way in, all the way up. We're holding and squeezing And in this hold, we imagine a small figure appear on the other side of this gate. It begins to approach the gate, and as it becomes closer and closer, you realize this is a younger version of you that needs your love the most right here, right now. This version of you that's been sitting quietly. You stare into their eyes. You hold that deep level of soul connection with a big exhale all the way out. They hand you a key through the gate. As you unlock it and the gate opens, you hold this younger version of yourself close to your heart. Exchanging any messages, any downloads, anything you need to say to this younger piece of yourself right here, right now. Anything you need to forgive. Yes. Anything you need to let go. Yes, 2-count breath on my cue.

Here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2, in, out, in, out, in 2, out 2, in 2, out 2.

Yes, you got this. Each inhale fueling you up, giving you all the love you need, all the love you needed at that age. Yes. Getting ready for a short, quick inhale.

2 out, 2 in, 2 out, 2 in.

Yes!

And a big breath in, quick inhale.

Hold, hold, hold.

Another small sip at the top, holding and squeezing, drawing all that energy up, up, up, up, up, holding that younger self close to you right now with a big exhale all the way out. Releasing what no longer serves you right here, right now. Coming into a 4-count breath on my cue in 3, 2, 1.

And in, 2, 3, 4. And out, 2, 3, 4.

In and out and in and out and in and out.

Yes. As you take your younger self by the hand, you begin to move through the forest together, lighter, more intact with your soul than you've ever been. The playful energy begins to move through your body. If you feel this sense of gratitude, this sense of joy, this sense of love For yourself?

Yes.

Moving through the forest, the colors seem brighter. The sounds seem louder.

Yes.

In 2, 3, 4, and out 2, 3, 4. Just getting ready for a big breath in.

on my cue.

Here we go now. In 3, 2, 1. And a sharp breath in. Drawing all that energy up, up, up, up, up, up, up. Holding and squeezing. Saying your final goodbyes to this younger version of yourself. Exchanging any final messages, any final downloads. In this moment. With a big exhale, all the way out. Holding here as you move through the forest. The big inhale. And an exhale.

Inhale.

And exhale.

In.

And out. In. Hold, hold, hold. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. This is our final stretch. Exhaling fully all the way out. Holding here, feeling that feeling of gratitude flow to every cell in your body right here, right now.

Thankful to be here on the other side.

As we move into our final round, we'll be doing so with an 8-count breath. On my cue, in 3, 2, 1, and in, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and out. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, in.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Getting ready for a 4-count breath on my cue.

Here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and in, 2, 3, 4, and out, 2, 3, 4, in, 2, 3, 4, and out, 2, 3, 4, in and out and in and out. In, 2, 3, 4, and out, 2, 3, 4.

Yes, feeling lighter, feeling more free, more energy.

In, 2, 3, 4, and out, 2, 3, 4.

Yes, you got this. You got this, as you always have. All the challenges you've had to face, all the moments you've overcome, led you to right here, right now, in this moment. This is what we came here for. Getting ready for that 2-count breath on my cue. Here we go now.

3, 2, 1, and in 2, out 2. In, 2, out, 2. In, 2, out, 2. In, 2, out, 2.

Yes, stay with it. You got this. Imagine yourself moving through this forest faster and faster, taking in all the beauty you've created, all the moments of your life playing like a movie reel in your head. Yes, the moments you're proud of, the loved ones that hold you so close to their heart. Yes, we're going to be going into a 3-count breath. 3 on the inhale, 1 on the exhale. Let me hear you use your voice on that exhale with a loud "ha." I'm going to do that all on my cue. Here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and in, 2, 3, ha!

In, 2, 3, ha! In, 2, 3, ha! In, 2, 3, ha!

Yes!

Like we're chopping down a tree on that exhale.

2, 3.

Yes. Further and further, deeper and deeper into the forest of your mind. Moments and memories from your past come to mind right now. You let them come and pass like ships in the night, watching the story unfold unfold and you begin to create a new story. What's that new story? What does that new vision look like? Yes, see the colors. Hear the sounds.

Who's around you?

See their face smiling back at you, so proud of who you are and what you've created. You got this. Single count breath on my cue. Here we go now.

In three, two, one.

And in, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out.

Really go for it here.

Pushing past those walls. Who are we on the other side?

In, out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out.

Yes!

In, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Yes!

Getting ready for a big breath in on my cue. Here we go now in 3, 2, 1, and a big breath in, all the way in, all the way up, holding and squeezing at the top, releasing with a sigh. Ah, holding here. Hold in here. Yes, channeling any messages, any downloads at this moment. Come into a comfy 4-count breath in 3, 2, 1, and in.

In, 2, 3, 4. Out, 2, 3, 4. In, 2, 3, four. Out, 2, 3, four.

In, out. Our final push.

Single count breath on my cue.

And in. Out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, in, out. In, out.

Yes, you got this.

In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out. In, out.

Almost there. You got this.

In 3, 2, 1.

With a big breath in. All the way in, all the way up. Drawing all that energy up, up, up, up, up, up, up. Holding and squeezing here. and exhaling fully all the way out. As you imagine approaching a small cabin, you don't know what it is about this this cabin, but it seems to be drawing you forward, calling you forward. So you approach it, placing one hand on the door handle, and in this moment you intuitively realize that on the other side of this door there's gonna be a big empty table surrounded by empty chairs. And it's your job, it's your opportunity, it's your honor to fill this empty table up with your supreme council. And what that means is it could be future versions of yourself, ancestors from your past, family members that have passed on, family members that are here now. Whomever it is, when you open this door, they're gonna be standing there waiting for you, watching you, as they always have been.

As you open the door, you allow your breath to return to its normal pace, and there they are, staring back at you.

You stare at each and every one of their face, taking in the details, taking in the smiles, the and the gratitude. So happy that you are here now. You are here now. As you move around the table embracing each and every one of your Supreme Council members, they each have a message for you. Holding them close. As you make your way around the table, you notice there's an empty seat, and that seat's for you. As you take your seat at the table, begin to repeat these words: Thank you.

Thank you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I forgive you.

I forgive you. And I love you.

I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.

You exchange any final messages, any words that need to be shared between you and a member of your Supreme Council as one of them steps forward. Holds you close, embraces you one final time, and leaves you with a piece of wisdom that you can take with you.

I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.

As you say your final goodbyes to all the members of your Supreme Councils, step back to the door waving goodbye one final time. As you step outside, the sun shining down on you, the big beautiful blue sky overhead. You make your way back over to the patch of grass, you lay down, and that meadow begins to turn back into that small little patch that you arrived here on. And you imagine yourself coming back into the room that you're in right now as you wiggle your toes and your fingers, coming back into this space nice and slow, smooth, steady inhale.

If you listen closely. You'll hear the tears, the Earth cries. She only wants the world to see her children through her eyes. Carry on, carry on, sweet child. Don't you cry. One day the world will see you through your mother's loving eyes. If you listen closely, you'll hear the tears your mother cries. She only wants the world To see her children through her eyes. Carry on, carry on, sweet Zion, don't you cry. One day the world will see you through your mother's loving eyes.

Taking a big deep breath in, all the way in, all the way up, and a smooth breath out. Thank you all so, so much for coming on this journey, trusting me.

And thank you so much to Jason and Soma for this beautiful opportunity to meet so many incredible people here today. I wish I got a chance to chat with you guys somehow. Maybe we could do a little sharing circle. That would be incredible if, uh, if we could do that. Maybe Jason, you'd be able to facilitate that on your end if that's possible. I would love to hear some of your voices.

Freddie, I just want to say a big, big thank you for taking us on this creation of yours. What a journey, so amazing and so unique. And that's why I wanted to bring you on to this space to be a part of Breathfest. What you've created is amazing, and I think for everybody here are having quite the experience. And so guys, this is the time to use the react button so we can have a bit of love shine through. And we did have a very special person I wanted to bring as somebody to interact with you, which is a fellow Torontonian who's actually another one of our somabreath instructors. We have a few things we want to acknowledge from her as well, so I thought I'd bring her on to be able to share experience and be able to be our ambassador for the sharing circle. So Esther, I'd love to bring you on. I'm going to ask you to unmute and you'll be the person taking initiative on this sharing circle.

Hello.

Hello.

Hi, Freddie. How are you?

I'm great, Esther.

That was such a beautiful session. Thank you so much. I actually want to say, I don't know if you remember talking to me a couple of years ago, but I was at one of your earlier experiences in person, and it was, it was amazing. They're all amazing. This was so beautiful. The music was beautiful. The guidance was— I was in another world. So thank you so much. I'm sure everybody felt it. Yeah, it was just wonderful. Thank you. And keep doing this. Keep doing this. It's so incredible. Is there a specific question, Jason, that you want me to address?

Well, I actually just wanted to use this as a good opportunity to acknowledge you as well. So Freddie, um, Esther is actually one of the people who shared her story of transformation as one of our advanced instructors as well. And on each call, we're bringing a featured instructor who is doing a session, but we also wanted to acknowledge someone who is part of our program as well. And Esther Your story is also incredible on how you've been able to completely realign yourself after an experience at an A-Fest where you've seen yourself being a successful entrepreneur, where everybody was like, yeah, you're crushing it, you're doing great, but slowly dying inside. And I think it's a story that a lot of people are resonating with. And now you've been helping teachers rediscover joy, women reframing trauma, getting confidence to pursue PhDs, and you're leading a ton of sessions as a breathwork instructor as well. So We want to take a moment to acknowledge you as well for your work. And honestly, both you and Freddie, you guys are so amazing, what you're bringing to Toronto. We are looking to bring some instructor training in Toronto, and it's inspired by a lot of what you guys have been doing in that region, bringing breathwork forward. So big acknowledgement. We're going to be gifting you with an extra year of BIG, our Breathwork Instructor Global, so that you get a chance to continue using the tool, connecting with the community. And we just want to say a big thank you, and we are very proud of all the work you guys are doing bringing breathwork to the masses. So thank you.

Thank you. I actually do want to say something about all of that if I can. Please, please. Yeah, so I, like I said, I, like you said, I had a lot of issues with, you know, feeling, looking happy on the outside but kind of like dying inside and needing that transformation. And One thing I want to say is about these experiences online are so incredible that we can all come together and we can do this from all over. And the fact that Freddie guided such an incredible session even though we're doing this online. But I do want to say that doing them in person actually takes them to another level. So like, if anybody is in Toronto and can make it to Freddie's session, like, you have to go. If you can make it to my sessions in person, like, doing it in person is a whole other level. And that's how I discovered Soma Breath, is when I went on this trip all the way across the world to do a session with Niraj. And that's kind of what, like, blew me away. And then I came back to Toronto, and I couldn't, I couldn't find an in-person instructor at the time. I remember looking online on the Soma site and couldn't find at that time. And there probably were instructors, but they hadn't perhaps put their information on the website. And so my advice is, if you're also an instructor, you have to put your information there so other people can find you. Because doing it online is one thing, but doing it in person is a whole other level.

Very cool. Well, you're— this is for the instructors, is a bit not the focus of today, but every single instructor is going to get to be a part of our April big month, which everyone will get a chance to connect set up their profiles. So it's gonna be a really powerful month then. So we wanna make sure you guys are connecting. You're all gonna be in that same space now. So we hope you guys get to meet again. Esther, thank you so much for being here, for being an instructor. We're gonna contact you with all the details on the gift we're gonna be sharing you. And with that, I'm gonna bring it back to Freddie and just walk us through the creation here because you took us on an incredible journey. You've really started creating all this music, right? Like, this is a lot of the stuff you've put together.

Yeah, so, um, so some of this stuff, uh, here today was, um, uh, tracks that I've used in the past. So it's not all my own, uh, original music here today, but, uh, primarily when we do our sessions, it's, it's all of our original music. So we used an 8 or 9-piece live band, uh, that puts this all together, and then we record those sessions as well. So it's live music that's really driving the the force of it. And the songs that you heard at the end, those were— those are my songs. Those are songs that we've done as a band together. And just, you know, things that have come up in my own life and throughout this, you know, whole journey. It's just things that I've learned lessons in my own life and I try to weave them through. Or, you know, the meditation at the end, the Supreme Council, that's Niraj Naik Naik's beautiful meditation. Meditation that I've learned from him. So a lot of things that are just weaved throughout this, you know, journey that I've personally been on. And then I just want to share the things that I find fascinating in the process. So, um, yeah, that's, that's pretty much it.

Awesome. Well, I know there's some people asking about some connection stuff, so what I'm going to do is put a link to soulexpansion.co for those of you who are in the Toronto area or want to go and experience this live. You guys can go discover more, follow Freddy, and make sure you connect with him in the process. We're very grateful that you came to lead one of our sessions here. We're excited about sponsoring the event and, and being the official experience partner. You get to make an impact in a very, very incredible way in person. So we're very grateful to that. And for everyone who just had this breath experience with you, what are some of the things you give as advice now that we've experienced this to keep navigating through the day?

Absolutely.

This is probably the most important piece, Jason. I'm glad you brought it up. The integration of this experience You know, sometimes we have these beautiful enlightening experiences or whatever they are, sometimes even troubling experiences and we forget to integrate. So I would recommend, you know, journaling, taking some time for yourself just to, just to write out, you know, any thoughts, anything that came up, any type of additional meditation. Even if there's something that you do that's your own version of meditating, it doesn't have to be sitting in stillness. It could be going for a walk. It could be hanging out with your, your pet or something like that where you're just a little bit, you know, to yourself for, for the next little while. If you do have to go interact with people, you know, just, just keep in mind that not everybody just went through this experience right now. So sometimes the heart can be a little tender. Sometimes, you know, whatever, whatever you experienced on your end might not be received back by who who you're around. So just being gentle with yourself in that process, and it's not up to us to emotionally caretake anybody else, but just being gentle and understanding that, you know, not everybody just went through that experience as well. And I think, you know, for me, one of my favorite things to do is take a long hot shower after something like this to just, you know, just kind of cleanse the energy, feel good about, you know, what just happened. And so many things come come through in that meditative state for me as well. Also, reach out, reach out to me if there's anything that came up for you that you'd like to chat further about. I'm sure Jason will share, or I could share my socials as well. That's probably the easiest way to get in touch, just on Instagram. And I'm happy to always have a conversation, send a voice note, you know, shoot the breeze about it. And if you have any questions about you know, what it, what it came up, or any questions about the, the experience itself, happy to help with that as well.

You had me running in the background like a duck, but I did find your Instagram instantly and I put it into the chat so you guys can pick it up right there. Um, there's a couple more things I want to do is number one is just to keep the connection and the interaction going. We actually have a Telegram group for everybody who's a part of the Soul Breath community. I asked Monica to share the link and this is going to be a great place for you to share what you're experiencing, how this session was, and make sure that in between all of our sessions that we're doing, you still get to keep the conversation going. And Freddie, I do want to bring a data point from the beginning, which is we talked about how we all have a set level of battery, but through breathwork, we know we can create some transformation and we're able to increase the energy levels that we have. So I'm going to be resetting these statistics where we average at a 5.4, and I want to be able to ask everybody in the room Where does your battery lie now from 1 to 10? How is your battery after going through this experience where you've had a chance to do the breathwork process? Please take a moment to share. You have to use a number between 1 and 10. If you do, if you do write 1,000, then it's not going to be registered. So do keep it between 1 and 10. Um, I saw somebody sharing a little bit about having a headache, and it's, it's interesting because I actually started with a headache, and my headache actually is cleared as I've been able to do this. Um, so any words of advice for somebody who might be having headaches after doing this experience, Freddy?

Sorry, please say that again.

Oh, somebody was experiencing a bit of a headache at the end of this session, and I don't know if you have any advice.

Yeah, I would say, um, hydrate. That would be my first tip. On something like that. Typically, you know, we are definitely playing with the chemistry level, so there is going to be some, some blood rushing to, to the head as well. But in my experience, most headaches are solved in, in a situation like this by a little bit of dehydration. So just hydrating, maybe drinking an electrolyte, just getting ample amount of water after this, and, and, you know, be gentle with yourself as well. Don't move too quickly. Sit down, lay down if you have to, but just being gentle with yourself in, in the process.

Fantastic, Freddie. Again, big thank you for the session today. What I'm going to do is, because we're doing our Breath Fest in the process, we are running our biggest promotion for those who are looking to become an instructor. If this is ever something you've considered doing, you've heard the story from Freddie, you've heard the story from Esther, If you join some of our past sessions, you see people coming from very different backgrounds look into finding purpose, fulfillment, and doing something that aligns with their heart. And you can see what happens when you take that passion and combine it with breathwork. We find somabreath— we have the best certification program to be able to get you all the tools to be able to lead breath sessions that bring the results you want to have for the clients that are in front of you. So you unlock an entire pharmacy of techniques that allows you to be able to lead these breathwork sessions as an expert. So we hold your hand, we treat, we train you very well. And for everybody who's joining through this, we are offering a 20% off all of our instructor trainings, and you get to have our Breathwork Instructor Global is included within your certification so that you get all the support you need in the business of breath. So you can go on your own journey of starting with your first class, perhaps with 20 people, growing to 25, and eventually We would love to have Soul Expansion equivalents in cities around the world. And so Freddie, thank you for what you've created. And going into your own journey, any words of advice for somebody who's just a starting breathwork instructor or considering starting as a breathwork instructor?

Yeah, I mean, as cheesy as it sounds, follow your, follow your heart, follow that pulse. If that's something that you, you are genuinely interested in, just dive in, dive in. And you know, there's gonna be a little bit of that fear, a little bit of that fear to be in front of people. I remember my first time, it was a friend of mine just gave me an opportunity in front of about 200, 300 people just in this outdoor event, and I was so nervous. I showed up 4 hours before the sound check that I was supposed to be there. I was, you know, just kind of a little bit of a mess, couldn't sleep the night before, and then I just went on this run just to kind of take the energy off. And I was, you know, I felt these tears coming down. I asked for this, you know. So sometimes that, um, that emotion of fear is actually maybe just a little bit of excitement, um, wrapped up in, in, you know, all of those other crazy emotions. But really what it is deep down is excitement. And on the other side of that is our ultimate potential. And I will say something just about, um, Soma specifically. I've taken 3 other other breathwork certification programs, and this, this is the top tier. And, you know, I'm saying that, um, not just because I'm on this one here. I've told many people about it. It's, uh, it is the top tier. Um, you know, you, you get what you pay for, and it's just, uh, um, you know, it's going to open the door to so many beautiful things for you. So if that's a direction that you're looking for, um, I, I highly recommend it.

You know, a funny Funny story with Freddie is he had connected with Niraj Naik, had shown what he was doing with the Soul Expansion events. And I was— I go through his website and he's promoting all of his events, but at the same time he has a ton of links promoting Soma Breath everywhere. But we had never set up any kind of partnership. He had just done this for anybody who was looking to learn to become an instructor. There were a bunch of links to our instructor program sharing more about Soma Breath. So from there, we're like, hey, maybe we should start working together since you're doing this already. And so we're very, very grateful for the endorsement. I know you went through a few programs and you're always sharing how we've been giving you some of the best training. So we love the product we've created. We continuously improve it and we know we have incredible instructors that are going through it. So what you're going to notice is our process for this. And Freddie, I'll bring you back for some closing words in just a second. But I saw a few of the questions coming in through the chat. One of them is, hey, I'm just loving this breathwork. I don't think I want to become an instructor. And that's totally fine. We have an app which we would highly encourage you to download. So the Soma Breath app, there's a ton of tracks there so you can build a daily practice doing Soma Breath, and that's a really great way for you to do so. If you're looking for a powerful online transformation, our signature program is the 21-Day Awakening Journey. It's a 21-day guided protocol that gets you to incorporate health protocols, Soma breathwork, and it has been studied by Cambridge University, which is one of the only scientifically backed methodologies that have shown the healing effects mirroring very close effects that come from those who are doing very strong psychedelic therapies. And that's by using no substances and just the Soma Breath Protocol. So for those going on a powerful journey, the 21 Day Awakening Protocol is the formula that gets people to really deeply transform. And for those of you who are looking to become instructor, this 21 Day Awakening Journey is the first step in your certification. Because you need to go through your own incredible, powerful transformation. Because although you're receiving all the tools to become a professional, the level of transformation that comes on a personal level is just as important. And we make sure that you have all those in your process. So we're going to put a link just so you know what the next steps are. As we're doing the Breath Fest, we are keeping these promotions active. If you book a call now, you jump with one of our somabreath instructors who's actually going to ask you some questions because We're not in the business of just certifying instructors. We're in the business of making our instructors successful. So we need to have a conversation with you and we want to know what are your motivations for becoming an instructor? What are the ways you plan to bring this into your own local communities? And do we feel that there's a right match between the programs we have and the success and goals that you have? And if we see a match, we're going to see exactly how we can make that fit within your current time, finances, and make sure that we can give you tools to choose, whether it's a powerful career change like a lot of our guests that have come and shared today, or if you're looking to enhance your existing holistic practice, we want to be able to support you with the tools we have here at Soma Breath. So you click on the link, you'll see some more information about the programs. When you apply, a short survey asks a few questions. You get to pick a time, which right now is the better time to do it so that you can have the available times before we continuously promote this throughout the week. There'll be less and less availability. So So if you have the itch, this is something you're curious about, go ahead and start the process now. Find your time slot and you'll have a wonderful conversation with someone who will see how can we bring more vision and flow into your life and see if Soma Breath is the right fit for you. So we know a few of you have already taken initiative and booked your call. So we're looking forward to having conversations with you. For everybody else, this is the right time to do this. And we're so honored to have the power with technology to bring us all together. To be able to have these great breath experiences. And we know we're on a big mission, but we can't do it alone. So we're looking for a lot of instructors to be along on the mission. You've heard from Freddie, you've heard from Esther, and we're going to have another session that's going to be happening tomorrow or tonight depending on your time zone. And so you're going to get a chance to join our future session. And to be honest, I need to look at what's coming up next. I've been Oops, let me grab my Breathfest link so we can see who is our next speaker coming up tomorrow. And it's going to be the one and only Kira. We're going to go from wound to wonder with Kira Young. She's actually one of the individuals you might end up speaking with if you decide to book a call with us. So she's going to be leading a powerful session around releasing lingering tension from the body and return your nervous system into its natural state Balance and Awe. That is happening at 11 AM Eastern time, so New York time, uh, is going to be happening. That will be on Saturday morning for those of you on that session. There is a link to the future Zoom that's been posted, but if you've opted in to receiving the notifications about the future sessions, we'll keep you posted. If you're already in the Telegram group, we send you all the notifications there. And I believe our session is complete, but not without the final words of our man of the hour, Once again, everybody, let's give some huge love acknowledgement to Freddy Gervasi, who led today's session. And Freddy, I'm passing the baton to you. Some closing words and thoughts for our wonderful crowd who have just went through the experience you've created for them.

Well, thank you one more time just to Jason and Soma and Esther and, you know, everybody involved in putting this together. It takes a lot to gather this many beautiful humans all at, all at one time from all different areas of the world. So kudos to that. And, and thank you so much for allowing me to do the thing I love the most. And, uh, um, I, I'm just, I'm so grateful. And all these beautiful words, I'm reading each and every one of them. So thank you so much. And, uh, I hope that, uh, our paths cross again. I, I know that they will in, in some capacity. So whether it's another online experience or maybe we're coming to a city near you. So thank you so much. Thanks for trusting me on this. And, you know, I'm so excited for your next step, your next whatever, whatever it is after this, if it's becoming an instructor or if it's just diving a little bit deeper into breathwork. I'm really excited for you, Freddie.

Big thanks. And so what we're going to do is we're just going to play it off with some music for anybody who wants to stick around. We'll play one track. Track here, and that will be the end of today's session. So much love. I'll remove the spotlight so we can all see each other. For those with your camera, I want to say I see your lovely faces. It was great to interact with all of you. Let's put a bit of music to play this off. Feel free to stick around if you want to hear that one track before calling it a day. And I want to say a big thank you to all of you, and I will see you on the next session that'll be happening at 11 AM on Saturday morning. Thank you all, much love, and enjoy the music.

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