The Community Flow - Viewer's Choice - SOMA Breathfest - 26th March, 2026

Welcome everybody to Breath Fest 2026, here with Somap Breath and all of you Somies and you about to become Somies. I want to wish a big welcome to everyone here. Thank you. Thank you not just for coming and joining this event, but thank you for being a part of people that want to make a change, want to heal, want to be a voice of reason in a world that sometimes is going a little crazy. And what we're going to be doing collectively today is all coming together to take that moment where we take a breath, we take care of ourselves, because the moment you start taking care of yourselves, we get to have a lot more capacity to take care of the world. My name is Jason Mark Campbell. I will be your host throughout the Breath Fest. And okay, I need to make an inappropriate joke. So my first question to all of you is, if I make an inappropriate joke, could you guys tell me if it's too offensive or not? And then we'll have an idea of where I can push the boundaries or not as a host, if you guys are game to play with me. Are you game to play? Put it into the chat, which by the way, I'm somebody who's going to get you to do the chat a lot. I'm speaking with my wife and I'm telling her that I'm going to be very busy over this weekend. She's like, what are you doing over the whole weekend? I'm like, I got to join a bunch of these events, which a lot of people, and it's going to be a lot of fun. It's an annual event that we do with some of us. She's like, what is it? I'm like, it's Breast Fest. And I don't pay attention to it. And then I'm like, it's Breast Fest and we're a bunch of us coming together doing Breast Fest. And she's like, What the hell is this? What are you guys going to be doing? I'm like, it's breath, breath, breath, breath, breath fest, not breast fest. OK, so that's probably as offensive as I'll get throughout the week. So I hope this is going to be an OK level for everyone here. I hope you didn't have any awkward conversations trying to tell people you're going to this breath fest, making the same slip of the tongue that sometimes happens. Nonetheless, guys, very excited to be here. We're going to have 6 sessions. We're having them happen at various times. Really, we want to be able to work with everyone around the world. And the reason we're putting this together is really a big celebration for some of the things we've been able to do for creating this ripple we want to do in the world as Soma Breath. See, we understand that the power of the breath is so key to helping us achieve so much more in life, fill up our batteries, being able to do things with a calmer mind, not such an erratic monkey brain that seems to be what operates the world today. When we use the power of the breath, there's so much that can be done to unlock our inner pharmacy, and we're on a mission to do that, but not alone. We, we're not able to do this completely by ourselves. The way we realize we can make the most amount of impact in the world is through our instructors, and we have some from around the world. And this is the 8th year anniversary since we had our very first people get certified and become instructors, which is why the entire session is gonna feature some of our more incredible instructors who are going to guide you through breath sessions that are going to blow your mind in a very gentle way. We don't want to use that kind of expression. It's going to be a very gentle and liberating and beautiful experience. And I swear, for those of you— I'm going to ask you a few questions, you're going to get to interact. So I'll want to see who here are absolutely new to Soma Breath, etc., because if you've never experienced this, you are in for a treat. So some of you took initiative on a question I wanted to kind of kick this off with, which is where are you tuning in from? And now I'm going to ask you officially, which is, where about in the world are you tuning in from? And if you type that into the chat, we're going to get to see a map of the world. And I want to just say, we usually do a lot of our sessions in about 12 hours from now. This is a session that we're doing at— me being in Bali, Indonesia, is 9 in the morning. And so I get to see a ton of people from New Zealand and Australia for the first time on these sessions. So I just want to give a big shout out to everyone in the Oceanias. Being able to join this incredible session at a beautiful time. And my American friends, Canadian friends, South American friends, even those in Hawaii, I see you guys are all tuning in in great numbers here. This is fantastic. A few Europeans who are here in the middle of the night, I salute you. You guys are incredible. I see, I believe somebody coming in from India, which means you're tuning in, I believe it's 5 in the morning. You are starting the day with a bang. And so this is super cool to see people from the world are coming together, which is a really big part of of the mission is how do we come together as a world to be able to do what we are doing for ourselves and as a positive ripple. Now I'm going to ask a different kind of question, which is, who are you? I want to see who here are completely new to Soma Breath, who are regular Somies, and who are already instructors or on your way to become one. You can type 1, 2, 3 in the chat to identify who you are, and by doing so this is going to be giving us an idea of who's going to be on the call. And my God, so many of you are new to Soma Breath. It's an honor to be one of your first touch points within the organization. And I promise you, we're starting the session with a bang because you're about to have one incredible session with an amazing instructor in the house. So great to see you all here. This is amazing. You'll see I'm using a lot of these tools to keep you guys engaged and interacting. Next thing I want to get you all to test, because we'll doing this a few times. There is a react button on Zoom, and I want you all to test it right now so we can feel the power of the collective. Click on react, and even when you click on it, you can kind of choose what your reaction or your effect is. And I can see, all right, a lot of love, a lot of thumbs up, a lot of party. Okay, this is all the administrative work we got to do at the beginning, right? So you guys are all set. If there's anything that happens through the session, this is how you get to react, and we get to see you. This is awesome. Okay, next thing I want to do is, let's see, I have a very important question. So when you signed up to this session, one of the things that Niraj Naik, the founder of Soma Breath, asked, or at least stated, is how so much of the world is operating at 20% battery. And I don't know if any of you know what happens with your phones or your devices when it goes below 20%. It kind of goes into low battery mode and power save mode. And it seems like everything gets a little more sluggish. And what we're trying to at least demonstrate you through a live example right now is how breathwork will allow you to recharge that battery faster than ever so you can have the energy to do incredible things in the world. So we're going to measure— we're going to start with a reality check. And this again is going to be a rating of 1 to 10. 1 is empty battery. 10 is full battery. And I want to do a check for everybody that's tuning in. You've decided to take an hour of your day to join this breath fest so that you can get the experience, the power of Soma Breath. I need to know where's everybody's battery is at. This is going to be really important for our incredible instructor Stephen, who's going to see what is the vibe that's happening in the room right now and how we can make sure that we make a positive impact to recharging some of the batteries. That's going to be our promise. We want to make sure that for everybody who's here, you're going to get a chance to increase your battery level and take the time. We're going to give us a few seconds here for you to fill this out, and we're going to be on a mission to increase battery. And if we can do this in a powerful way, we know we've achieved our mission. And so this is giving us a bit of an average. We're at 5.4. I'm going to take a little screenshot.

Oops.

That changed tabs. Uh, I want to be able to take a screenshot of this, so I'll come back to it in a minute. That's fine. Um, all right, 5.4 with a big 5 average. Let's keep a mental note at the end of this. Let's see if we've made a cool shift. Now I've been rambling for a bit of a while. You are here for a somatic breath experience. I'm going to be introducing our speaker for today. He is My God, a legend within the Soma Breath community. Those of you who are instructors already know who he is. He's the man who actually is supporting, making our instructors successful. Inside of our instructor network, we have our membership where everybody gets together and helps each other on being successful as a breathwork instructor. Because see, Soma Breath is not in the business of certifying instructors. We're in the business of making people successful as breathwork instructors through Soma Breath's network. Stephen Whitney, who is going to be your guide, your leader, your transformational coach today, he's actually the very first person that got certified in the Soma Breath Methodology. When he serendipitously encountered Niraj on his travels, he saw the potential. And as somebody who was an artist and a background in construction and landscaping, saw his life turn 180 degrees when he got exposed to the power of Soma Breath, embraced it fully, and became a legend within our community. He is conducting breathwork sessions around the world, has helped pioneer how to get people who have no idea what breathwork is about and turn them into amazing leaders that are leading sessions to groups in person and digitally, and helping our instructors be wildly successful in the process. That is your first instructor for today. So it's with my great power my great privilege, honor that I bring Stephen to be our very first speaker for this incredible event. Stephen, welcome to the stage.

Wow, what a, what an introduction. I'll take that any time of the day. Um, just really excited to be here, and I'm really excited to see so many of you are tuning in from all around the world to be a part of this Breath Fest. These events are just absolutely incredible, and to be a part of it and to see all of you here, it's, it's a special day.

Well, I gotta ask you a question, Stephen, which is, um, you were working in landscaping, you were working in construction. Did you ever imagine yourself being a breathwork instructor? And what exactly shifted when you made that jump in your life?

Oh, there's no way I could have ever projected into this kind of future and reality. I always had a passion for doing good and helping other people. But I was caught up in the, in the American grind, working construction, breaking my back, living paycheck to paycheck. And I thought this was, this was my future. And I evolved into, you know, even a building engineer. And then I got overweight. I was drinking like crazy. And I thought this was success. And that was the pivotal moment. There were some unfortunate circumstances with a death in my family. And I said, there's gotta be more out there. I can feel it. And so I took a journey across the world to train in holistic health and that's where it just all unraveled. But yeah, if you would've asked me at 30 years old that I'd be doing what I'm doing now, I would've told you you're absolutely crazy.

Well, Stephen, I did not hold back in my introduction because I know what incredible things you've done. You've worked with people, you've actually even trained my wife in becoming a facilitator. Uh, and so I'm very, very grateful for what you do. Uh, you're gonna be leading people through an incredible session. And what I just wanna give as a heads up for a lot of people here is we're gonna get right into the breathwork. Uh, we wanna make sure you guys are getting that incredible experience. For a lot of you, you've been considering becoming a Soma Breath instructor. And what I'm here to tell you is that this Breath Fest is when we do the single biggest sale for people who have considered becoming a Soma Breath instructor. And at the end of the session, I will stick around for anybody who is considering becoming a breathwork instructor. Who have been maybe on the fence and wanting to get some of their questions answered. I will stay behind and answer those questions at the end of the session. So if you have been thinking of becoming an instructor, hold on tight. We'll do that at the end. If you've been wanting to have a powerful experience using Soma Breath, that's what we're here to do. And that's what we're going to focus on with Stephen leading the show. So Stephen, the floor is yours. Please take it away.

Okay, so buckle up, everyone. I'm going to be bringing something very unique to the session today. It's called Viewer's Choice. And this is a technique, a facilitator methodology that I have been working on and perfecting, crafting for the last 8 years. Remember, this is the 8-year anniversary of Soma Breath, which is mind-blowing. And through that journey, I tried out so many different methods, techniques, a way to find my own voice. And for any facilitators here, or people thinking about becoming facilitators, finding your own voice is the key. No matter if you're a facilitator or just living your life, finding your own voice is so important. And I want all of you to know that you have a voice. So viewers' choice is I'm going to be asking the collective, everybody on this call, a question. And then through your collective responses, I'm going to curate a theme for the session. So you guys as a community are actually going to choose what this session is about. And then I'll take 1 minute, I'll tune in and boom, no preparation, no scripts, no prerequisite. I'm going to be guiding this on the spot, raw, authentic.

And when you—

have any of you been a part of a session before where you felt like the facilitator was speaking just to you and it felt so good even through a group of people? When you feel that sensation like, wow, they really get me. Me, it changes things. It's empowering. You feel nurtured, supported. And that's what I want to bring to you on this call today.

Let's see.

So I want to ask you, throw it in the, in the chat. What is a big struggle that you're dealing with right now? What word represents a struggle that you're going through? Okay, okay, we've got grief, overwhelm, depression, money, anxiety, motivation, back pain, weight. How much can you all kind of connect, relate to this? Fear of success. And be honest with yourself. If you can't be honest with yourself, then it's very difficult to make that shift, that change. And that's what we're here to do is to embrace change. So as you can see, there's so many different responses. Everyone's going through something different, but when we strip back the layers, Would you have issues with your anxiety if there was not— if there was an alteration in your relationship with fear? Stress, back pain.

Okay.

There is a hint of fear in everything, right? Why do we desire to love? A fear of being alone. Isolated, okay, rejected. So even on the scale of vibration and emotion, there's a hint of fear in everything that we do. So let me ask you, do you think you would have low energy if you altered your relationship with fear? Do you think that you would feel overwhelmed if you just altered that relationship with fear? Would you have issues with money, success, if you just altered that relationship with fear? So I want you guys to throw it in the chat. Do you think that you would benefit, positively benefit, by altering and embracing a different relationship with fear? Because this is your choice. But I see a common theme in everyone's response, and it's— there's a sensation of fear. Okay, I see a lot of yeses. Can we all agree on this?

Yeah.

Outstanding. Now, I personally don't believe it's about getting rid of fear. It's about changing your relationship with fear. Fear is the most powerful emotion that you have because it's in all the other different emotions. So let's not try and get rid of fear. Let's alter the relationship with fear, embrace fear, and see how you can use fear as a motivation rather than a debilitation.

Okay. Oh, I love this.

All right, cool. This is one of my favorites too. All right, so let me run through how to do the breathwork and we'll dive into the session.

Okay.

So for those of you that are new, And those of you that are intermediate or advanced, pay attention. It's very simple how to do this. The session is always going to be in through the nose and out through the mouth. It's smooth, connected, rhythmical. So there's no pause or break between inhales and exhales. So There will be guidance in the music that'll guide you when to breathe in and when to breathe out. Just make sure you're breathing into your belly. We want to breathe into our diaphragm so we're not inducing too much stress or anxiety. Now, when I instruct you after the rhythmical breathing, you'll take a deep, full breath in and then a full breath out. And it's here. You're going to remove all the air from your lungs and you're going to hold. You're going to hold your breath out and you're going to hold your breath out for as long as you can, really overriding that urge to breathe. You're going to get a sensation, a little trigger that makes you want to breathe. I want you to override this and go deeper.

Okay?

And if you want to and you need to stay in this state longer, what you can do is take a short sip in and exhale fully again and hold. And it's going to allow you to stay in that intermittent hypoxic state, which is really helping you to transform your physiology and biochemistry. Now, when you can't hold your breath out for any longer, you've overridden it. You've taken it as far as you can. Then you're going to take a deep, full breath in. And here you'll hold with air inside the lungs.

Okay.

You're going to lock your pelvic floor muscle, your root, the muscle you would use if you had to use the toilet really bad.

Okay.

You're going to hold your breath in. You're going to feel a rise of energy, a rush of good sensations as oxygen and blood rise up into the brain. And it's here that you're really going to get that good feeling, that rush of energy. Hold your breath in for around 30, 40 seconds or until comfortable. Then we'll exhale, relax, return back to our normal breathing, and then we're going to do this multiple times. Okay? Now, don't worry, I'll be guiding you through this. The guidance is in the music, and I'll be guiding you throughout the journey.

Okay?

So make sure that you're in a safe space.

Okay?

We're going to be going— we're going to go deep on this one.

All right?

So make sure that you are lying down, or you can sit up, but make sure you're not sitting up on a chair. You're on the floor or on the bed, on a couch. Couch, somewhere where you're safe. There's no sharp objects, tables, corners, anything at all. I want to make sure that you're safe, and comfort is key. Make yourself comfortable. Dim the lights, grab a little blanket, grab a pillow. Make sure you're comfortable as we get ready to go on this journey. Okay, now if there's anyone here that's dealing with any health conditions in regards to cardiovascular health, okay, if you are pregnant, you've had a recent surgery, Okay, or if you're epileptic, you want to refrain from doing the breath retentions. Okay, holding your breath out. Okay, so what you'll do is you'll just follow the rhythmical breathing. Okay, so make sure you listen to yourself, listen to your body, and let's get ready to go on an incredible journey of shifting our relationship with fear. Let's see, let me take one moment to get a track ready. Let's see which one goes well with fear.

Okay.

Boom.

All right, everyone. Oh, great point. I see this in the comments. So I highly recommend that you use headphones. If you have access to headphones, please plug them in and use them now. This will really enhance this immersive experience. Okay, so I'll give you guys 1 second to get yourself ready to go. Let me check the comments and make sure I'm not missing anything. Is everyone clear? Do you feel good? Ready? Let me see some thumbs up.

Amazing, amazing.

And for all of you, and just know that there will be a replay, I do recommend that you stick around and join in on this journey with what, 338 people? Okay, you are not alone. You are together. We're all in this together. And you let your voice be heard. You shared what you were going through. Now we've come to a common theme, something that every single one of us is going to benefit from. And take that in for a moment. It's a special time to be here and to be going through this journey together as one, not different as one.

Okay.

That's what these BreathFests are all about. The session will be about 35 to 40 minutes.

Okay. All right, let's go ahead and get this started. All right, everyone, do me a favor, sit back, relax, and just enjoy the journey. Go ahead and find your comfortable position.

Close your eyes if you haven't already.

Have a moment to just feel your breath entering in and out. The natural rise and fall of your breath with no force, no intention, just its natural state. Your life force energy. As you connect with your breath, begin to connect with your body. What sensations, feelings, tension is your body experiencing right now?

Is there any contraction?

The mind writes stories. The body tells you. Is your body telling you right now And as you connect with this moment, your body, have a moment of reflection of your current relationship with fear. Is fear dominant in your life right Does it creep in from time to time? Don't run away from this. Rather, invite it in. Create your baseline of when was the last time that fear held you back.

It was today, last week, last month.

What was it about that, about that moment that made you feel this sense of contraction, weight? Are you afraid of getting your heart broken, being judged or criticized? Maybe afraid to truly follow your passion. Root into the last time you felt this. Take a deep breath in and exhale.

It's becoming more and more relaxed as you become more familiar with this sensation.

In these moments in your life. Do you want to take that sensation those past moments and experiences and turn them into inspiration? Are you ready to embrace fear, to shift your relationship with it so that it helps support you in your life? Let's start breathing in a rhythm. In and out. Smooth on the inhale and relax on your exhale. Just begin to create that circuit of electric energy as it enters in and out. Where is fear showing up in your day-to-day life? Is it in your business? Your relationships? Is it how you view the world? Establish where it's at in your life so you can begin to root into what it is and how you can shift it. Now take a deep breath fully in and fully out. Removing all the air from your lungs and hold, relaxing every muscle in your body as you establish what fear feels like in your body, where it's located. There's no right answer. It's just how you feel about it. Where is it?

What does it feel like?

Override that urge to breathe.

Keep going deeper.

You can do this. You need to—

you can take that short sip of air, exhale fully again, and hold. When you can't hold your breath out for any longer, you've taken it as far as you can, then take a deep full breath in and hold, locking your root. Rise up this energy, feel it rising up your spine. Yes, keep holding your breath in, keep rising up that energy. Feel that rush start to to unlock, start to become more powerful.

Now exhale. Very good.

Start breathing in a rhythm, following the sounds to the music.

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

Smooth on the in and relax on the exhale.

In, out, in, out, in.

Can you recall the last time that you faced the fear? Did you reach out to that person? You sent that email, you launched that business, you took a step in the direction that you choose. Begin to create this vision, this movie in your mind. As we have all had a moment of fear and courage, what was that courageous thing that you did? Breathing. In that moment, you didn't let anything hold you back. You embraced fear and you took a step. So you can do this. Relive that moment. See it in your mind.

Feel it in your body.

In and out.

In and out.

Can you feel your state beginning to change just by redirecting Directing your focus, your attention. You're beginning to shift this relationship, moving into courage. Allow yourself to do this.

You deserve it. In, out, in, out.

Now take a deep breath fully in. Have a moment to hold it at the top, to harness and embrace these moments of courage and your life. And now exhale, removing all the air from your lungs, and hold as you feel that sensation of strength begin to wash over you, becoming more and more embodied. What was it about those moments of courage that gave you the strength to achieve it? Did you have support? Were you exhausted and had no other choice? There was something about that moment that helped you to embrace fear, to use it to help move you forward. Connect with this.

Override that urge to breathe. Keep going.

Keep holding your breath out.

You need to—

you can take that short sip.

Exhale fully again and hold, allowing yourself to experience fear as you hold your breath out, and you override it to embrace that fear. How good does it feel to be so strong in this moment as you connect with your breath? When you can't hold your breath out for any longer, I invite you to take that deep, full yogic breath in, really breathing in this vital oxygen, holding your breath in, locking your root, bringing this courage, this strength up your spine, allowing it to become bigger than you, bigger than the space that you're in. And now exit. Start breathing in a rhythm In and out. Keeping it smooth, keeping it connected. Let your breath bring you to life. Sway or move your body if you feels right.

Let out a sigh of good feelings on your exhale to engage the body connecting with the breath.

As this rhythmical breathing begins to activate your body to wake the a moment to think about what's the thing that you want to do right now, that burning sensation that you have not moved forward yet, remembering that you are capable of achieving great things. What is thing that you want to really truly achieve right now. Know that you're supporting every single person on this call, shifting and elevating your state. Creating a new ripple effect in your life and in the world. Launch that community, reach out to friends, open your heart and embrace love.

Whatever that thing is that you want to do, I want you to tune into it now.

Yes, breathe it in. On your inhale, bring your arms to the sky and then Pull in that power. Pull in that vision, knowing that you are breaking through chains, letting go of the weight and the heaviness that binds you, stops you from achieving the dream life targets. Today is the day.

Now is the moment. In, to, out, to, in, to, out, to, in, to, out, to, in, to, out, to, in, to, out, to, in, to, out, to, in, to, out, to, in.

That restriction, that contraction or tension. Move through it.

Breathe through it.

Now, together as one, as a collective, let's all take a deep Full breath in. Hold arms to the sky. Feel yourself getting bigger, brighter, more radiant, more strong. This is your moment to now exhale, lowering your hands as you hold yourself yourself and you hold your breath out? What's the difference between when you feel fear and it stops you to when you feel fear and you embrace it? There's a little hint of a difference. Witness that difference so you recognize it. You are the ultimate creator of your reality. Your emotions are your superpower. Bring fear in. See it as playful. See it as fun. Get excited about feeling fear, because the reward on the other side of fear is 10 times greater than the amount of energy it took to be fearful in the first place. Override that urge to breathe. Watch yourself go a little bit further each time.

How good does that feel?

When you're ready, Take a deep, full breath in.

Breathe it in. Hold, locking your root.

Rise up that energy. Feel the shift. Feel the change. It's right there.

It's inside of you, surrounding you.

And now Exhale.

Ah, start breathing in a rhythm.

This is the moment you start to elevate, move beyond the constructs of your mind, the attachment to what fear has been established to you in your life. What story do you want to write? What relationship do you want to have with fear?

Rewrite the story.

You breathe in this beautiful, beautiful moment. In and out, in and out.

Keep it in through the nose and out through the mouth.

You're not alone.

You are supported.

You are guided. Always. We're all breathing together, unified as one. Giving a new light, a new color, a new relationship to this thing that sometimes holds you back in your life. The choice is yours. Are you ready to make that change, to embrace that shift?

Keep breathing.

This is where change happens.

Breathing, moving through it, smooth, gentle, and connected.

Opportunities surround you in all moments.

What's the next one that you're going to take action towards?

You've had enough of waiting, contemplating, worrying, in the afraid. Today is the day that you take action. Today is the day that you embrace change. Right now is when you shift your relationship with fear.

In, out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Yes, keep breathing.

Yes, keep charging that energy, that electric feeling.

Now take a deep breath fully in. Hold it at the top. Connect with these new sensations. The light has changed. The color is different. And now exhale. Gently remove all the air from your lungs and hold. How is your life going to be different now when you begin taking action? Fear is now your motivator. Are you traveling? Are you following and aligning to your passions, your dreams? Does the pain in your body subside? Maybe money comes pouring in, abundance.

We'll ride that urge to breathe.

Go deeper, go farther. When you're ready, take that deep full breath in.

Hold, locking your roots. Arms to the sky.

See the change happening.

What is your life going to be like now? Starting today, what change are you going to see? Keep rising up that energy.

And now exhale. This life is such a gift, and for you to be here is a miracle. You know what to do, so do it now.

The last round to really breathe in this prana.

Breathing in deeply and letting out that sigh of good feelings. You're not afraid if someone hears you.

You're not afraid to feel more more love, to be more successful, to know that your body can heal and transform.

Go beyond, go above, go anywhere you want because you choose. It's your choice. Write your own story right now. Feel it in the heart, the body. See it in the mind. Yes, reaching out to the sky and pulling it in.

Ah, together we breathe.

Come on, Sova community, let's breathe together. That next action you take, that next move, when you're not bound by fear, how does that feel? A sense of courage. Unstoppable, relentless, boundless self.

Yes. Ah, it, ah, it, enough. Ah, ah, ah.

Don't stop. Keep breathing. Keep charging yourself up. Charge it up.

Charge it up. Bracing every sensation.

All of your emotions, they all have a place, they all have a purpose.

You have a place, you have a purpose. Charging it up.

Out, in and out, in and out, in and out, in and out.

Speed it up one last time.

Build it up, build it up.

Now take a deep breath fully in.

Hold it at the top.

And now exhale. Fully exhale. Remove all the air from your lungs and hold. Life is full of mysteries. When we embrace all that life has to offer, we begin to blossom and grow. Have a moment as you hold your breath out to thank all the moments of debilitating fear in your life, because it brought you to this moment right now. Thank you, because in this moment you have the ability to make change, to be the change that you want to see. Keep overriding that urge to breathe. I want you to go really deep. Subside that sensation, trigger, fear, panic. It's just the mind writing stories, but today you're the author. You need to— you can take that short sip, exhale fully again, and hold. So how are you going to embrace this shift, even if it's subtle? How are you going to implement this into your life? What is that thing you're going to do that you haven't been doing? Not waiting till tomorrow, but today.

Keep overriding that urge.

Go deeper.

Say it in your mind's eye right now.

Today is the day.

When you can't hold your breath out for any longer, When you're ready, take a deep, full, smooth breath in and hold, locking your root, your pelvic floor muscle. And I want you to bring this energy up your spine into your heart.

Feel your heart expand. Blossom like a flower. It opens to receive, to receive connection, love. Now keep rising it up. Bring it to your throat as you begin to activate your voice, to speak freely, boldly.

Now bring it up to your midbrain. Bring up this energy into your mind.

As you now write your own story, you create the life. You are the ultimate manifester and creator of your reality. So see what you want to see and embrace the change that you want in your life. And now exhale. And then just enjoy these moments of stillness as you connect to the sensations as they move through your body. Remembering that the reward on the other side of fear is 10 times greater than the amount of energy it took to be fearful in the first place. You are guided, supported, always. The only way to know and to find out is just to do it. And wherever you are right now, just begin slowly, slowly coming back. Connecting again with the body, your space, the present moment. Give yourself a stretch, a big hug, a smile if you want, whatever feels right for you. Taking all the time that you need to come back. I want to thank each and every one of you so much for showing up for yourself today, not just for this call, but going through these experiences, watching and revisiting moments of fear that can bring up disgust or disappointment, anger, frustration, but then to move through that, to rewrite that story, to shift that relationship. With this thing we call fear, that means you showed up today. That's a very special and very strong, courageous thing that you did. So thank you all so much for being here.

It's a pleasure to be a part of this community. I'm honored to have guided you through this, and I'm excited to see you guys throughout the rest of this Breath Fest.

So thank you so much.

Big thank you for Stephen. I want to change the question here, not about what is your current struggle— how are you feeling after doing this session? Take a moment, I'm going to activate it now, and just let us know how are you feeling after you have done, for a lot of you, your very first Soma Breath session. I'm just gonna use this marker because this is not the question. Look at that. Let's see which word comes up more often. Blissful. Thank you, Stephen. Calm. Amazing. Tingly. That's fantastic. Oh, I promised you an incredible experience. I knew Steven was here to deliver. And one thing I wanted to do is, since we had— I had the question at the beginning, which was, what energy level are you at for this session? We had an average of 5. Don't answer yet, as I'm going to— oops, this is not the question. I'm going to result— because we're at 5.2 with 25 out of 5, I'm going to reset these numbers, and I'm going to ask you once again, after having done the breathwork, from any number from 1 to 10, let's see how we've shifted our battery levels. Numbers above 10 will not be registered, although I've seen the 11s come into the chat. Um, a single digit between 1 and 10 is how we get to register this into the survey. And as the expression goes, the proof is in the pudding. Ladies and gentlemen, this is why we bring this medicine to the world. This is why breathwork is so powerful, and we're so excited to bring this We're so excited for all of you who will never answer a question the same. When I ask you, are you new to Soma Breath, you can all say, no, I've done this before, I've felt its power, and you can call yourself a Somi moving forward. We're so honored for those of you who have had your very first Soma Breath experience today with us, and you've seen the results that has happened on the collective. We got to all do this together. For those who are returning SOMIs, I have a feeling you are the ones chatting the most in the chat saying this was an incredible session, and indeed it was. And for all the instructors, you all know Stephen shows up and delivers powerfully. It was absolutely really, really cool. Now, I do want to kind of bring you back, Stephen. I don't want to let you go too quickly. And just, you know, when it comes to leading sessions like this, You've worked with a lot of people. Like, you started, as I mentioned, as someone who was in the crafts, in the fields. What did it take for you to get comfortable to become somebody who's like leading these sessions with so much passion and a lot of confidence in the process?

Well, first and foremost, I mean, when we started this 8 years ago, we didn't know what to do. We were just throwing spaghetti against the wall to see what stuck. And I was really happy, um, maybe I manifested it, but fear is one of my favorite, um, sessions to guide. So I was really happy to see that that resonated with all of you because I had to face so many fears. And going out and actually testing it out and showing yourself in real lifetime that this projection of this false reality that we're so afraid of happening, the judgment, the criticism, the failure, it's not true. And to then take those moments and implement it into the Soma Breath Training— this is what is so impactful, is having resources that help you to find your own voice, to guide authentic sessions, and then having a community that supports it. But then the key is going out there and doing it. You have to prove to yourself that you can, and even if it doesn't go the way you want you'll find the world doesn't crumble and life doesn't stop.

It keeps evolving.

And so really connecting with, as a facilitator, connecting with your own relationship to whatever topic or theme, that is the way that you really can bring the most powerful sessions. What has fear been like for you in your life? Then guide the session from that place that brings that raw core emotion and power And you guys have heard me say this before, your emotions are your superpower. So don't run away from them, embrace them.

Lovely. Now there is a ton of emotions that are coming up in the chat. And some of the people I see have been brought to tears through the experience. Some people are in this state of afterglow. Do you have any suggestions of what do you do now that we finished this breathwork sessions? Are there best practices? Is it drinking tea? Is it going on to run a marathon? What typically are your recommendations after you have such a powerful experience?

It's a great question.

So first and foremost, you want to move slowly. I recommend if you can go outside, go put your feet in the ground.

Okay.

Hydrate as much as you can, but then in this moment right now, you're still recalibrating.

So pay attention over the next couple of days as new ideas, insights, realizations, moments of clarity will become will be coming through.

So in this moment, it's best that you relax, you nurture yourself, and if there was any kind of resistance or challenges, I recommend that you celebrate it. Go do something nice for yourself. Go sunbathe for a minute, take a bath, have a cup of tea, whatever it is that you love to do. Do something, gift yourself something so that the body recognizes that what you went through is worthy of celebration. It changes the way that we interact with our emotions and our mindset. So do something really nice for yourself right now, but do it slowly.

Beautiful. Thank you, Stephen. I gotta pick up on Mira's serendipitous moment where she was stranded in her Jeep in a storm and she had to pull— she had to pull aside. She got pulled out of the storm and had an incredible experience. So that was quite the serendipitous moment. The universe inspired to make this happen for you. Absolutely beautiful. Look, I see there's a lot of questions that are happening. And before I start talking more about the instructor program, I wanted to ask— we have Monica, who's part of our team, by the way, taking care of everyone. So I'm going to do a couple of things. First off, nobody write into the chat for a moment and instead use the reaction button to send your appreciation, your acknowledgment to what Stephen has provided for all of us today. So use the react button, do not use the chat. And I'm going to ask Monica to put up the link to the Telegram group because we're going through 3 days of this Breath Fest. And so what can we do in between these sessions? Some of you are going to have these ideas pop up. Some of you are maybe going to have questions. We want to make sure that you have an opportunity to interact with everyone. So Monica just posted the Soma Breath Community. It's on Telegram. It's one of the technologies we think are quite good to allow us to all connect together. And so I'll ask Monica to share it a few times. Stephen, receive the love, receive the appreciation. I'm seeing it all coming through. And so no, you did an absolute incredible thing. And the first thing I wanted to do is make sure people get to connect on Telegram. We'll be sending reminders of how to join the next session. We have more of these coming up and oh my God, do we ever have some incredible instructors that are gonna be coming in and sharing some incredible things with all of you. So, Join that group, you'll be able to be notified of the upcoming session. Uh, before I talk about the instructor program, for those of you who are interested, like I mentioned at the beginning, this is the biggest sale of the year. This is for anybody who's ever considered becoming a somabreath instructor, the absolute best time to do so. Um, and before I get to that, I want to just highlight one more thing that I know you're doing as an instructor, Stephen, which is you are based in Bali I know you're looking to set up a lab that's training instructors to be successful. Can you tell us more about what's coming up and what you're pioneering as an instructor?

Oh, wow.

We got some really cool things happening. So retreats are next level. Soma Breath retreats are just something that I highly recommend you guys experience, but that's intensive over the course of a certain amount of days, 5, 7, 8 days. This lab is a revolving door where you can come and live in Bali for a week. 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks. And it's here that you're going to learn to reach your facilitator mastery. You're going to learn how to build your own programs, events, workshops, okay? Really how to structure your own business and to be successful. I'll be doing regular workshops throughout the week. And one of the most important things is that there will be regular breathwork sessions happening every week. And you as an instructor that comes to the lab will be guiding those sessions for the community members here in Bali. So you're going to get real life experience guiding sessions. I'll be there to support you and then work with you on your facilitation skills and mastery. And then we'll have a videographer taking photos and videos of you guiding sessions. So when you leave this lab, you have a structured business, you have an offer, a vision, you feel so incredibly confident in your facilitation skills. And you go home with professional marketing material. This is my goal. You could be the best facilitator in the world, but if you don't know how to build that business and how to promote yourself and get yourself out there and gain, you know, quality clients and to generate an income, then you can't go out there and facilitate. You have to resort to something else. I want to see you guys really being able to follow and complete your dream, be rewarded for the work that you do, and to have more of you being able to go out in the world and support the people that need it the most. And because trust me, the world, the world needs you. So that's a little glimpse.

Thank you, Stephen. Um, look, Monica's put together a list of our retreats that are coming up. I saw some questions about people saying, well, what if I don't want to be an instructor? Are there any retreats that are coming up in Austria? Niraj Naik, the founder of, uh, Soma Breath does an incredible retreat on the mountaintops of Austria, and that is a deep transformational experience. That's something you're going to want to check out. We have some live certification events that happen in various cities. We have one coming up in Austin, US, Austin, Texas next week. We have Barcelona happening in May. And so all of that and more is available for those who are interested. What Stephen's putting together in Bali is super exciting as well. So all the instructors that are on the call, you'll be hearing about is for an opportunity to come here. And those of you who are maybe considering becoming instructors, we'll have some more details on that too. Um, this will be the end of the session. Now, next session is happening with Lisa Molly. Lisa is one of our up-and-coming instructors who has been absolutely crushing it, doing sold-out classes in Dubai. And she's going to be joining us on how to manifest your dream life. It's going to be a powerful session. It's happening at 11:00 AM Eastern time. And so please have a look at your calendar. All the details on how to join are going to be sent. We're going to remind you in the Telegram group that we just sent you details. And if you've registered for this entire Breath Fest, we're going to make sure that you have access. Um, 11 AM on Friday, which is tomorrow, but it's kind of confusing because we're on various time zones. So I am speaking in New York time zone here. So 11 AM Friday, New York time zone, which will be 11 PM for those of us here in Southeast Asia, in Bali particularly. Uh, it's going to be an incredible session that is focused on manifesting your dream life, so you don't want to miss this. It's again an absolutely free session. And I would just want to say one more time, big thank you to Steven. And for those of you who are thinking of becoming instructors, I mentioned that this is the absolute best time to do so. Here's why. We have programs that range from partial instructor to a full transformational coach. And I've mentioned this at the beginning, and I'm going to mention it again. We are not a business of certifying instructors. We are a business of making breathwork instructors successful. And so if you're looking to become an instructor, this is the single best time to do so. And the first thing we want to do is have a conversation with you. We don't want to just certify anybody. We want to have a conversation with you to understand what impact are you looking to do as a Soma Breath instructor, because it's great to have somebody be certified as an instructor. It's the best if you are part of the mission of locally bringing Soma Breath sessions in your area and wanting to bring this message of healing, of transformation to the world and being successful doing it. So you'll be able to have what we call our vision and flow calls. These calls with our incredible members of Soma Breath are going to actually be curious about what you are all about. What are your plans? Why are you looking to do this? How are you planning to do this? We want to guide you. To see if you're ready to become an instructor and how to be successful doing it. I've mentioned Stephen is one of our lead trainers inside our Breathwork Instructors Global, which is where we have all these sessions that go beyond teaching you the techniques to facilitate breathwork, but how to do everything around being successful doing so, how to find clients. And in April, it's all about getting comfortable standing out and promoting ourselves. All of our instructors are going through it. And if you're joining us as well, we would love to see you be a part of it. If you click the link that our team is going to show right now, you'll be able to learn more about our programs. And if you are curious, you're feeling an itch, you've seen yourself thinking, wow, maybe this is a time that I've been looking to make a change. Come and have a chat with us. We want to see how can we support you in the process. And this is going to be 20% off all of our programs. It's the absolute best time to do so. So if you're feeling that itch, book the call now, because there is going to be a lot of people booking calls given this Breath Fest has just started. So if you want to have your preferred time, do so right now as you're feeling inspired. And on the conversation, again, it's no pressure. It's does this align? Can we give you the tools to be successful? What is the best path regardless of your financial situation? And if this is a fit, we will make sure that you walk away with the absolute best breathwork training program out there with Soma Breath Methodology, and you will have an entire toolkit that will support you in a journey of perhaps enhancing your existing holistic business, or perhaps you're like Stephen, where you could re-engineer your life completely and find yourself living in Bali, driving your motorcycle, doing work that is fulfilling, incredible, helping people in a more direct way. This is what we want to inspire people to do, especially in a world where there's so much changes that are happening with AI. Let's create a world where we get to support each other as human by helping us breathe better, find more energy, and support each other in the process. So if you're curious about anything or you have any questions around our breathwork instructor program, go on the link. All the details are there. You'll find all the details around the pricing, how we make it accessible, payment plans, all that. Have the call. If we see this is the right fit, we're going to have that conversation and see how we can support you in the process. So the link has been added to the chat. You'll be able to see all the details, and we want to see more heroes on our roster. That are out there doing breathwork with Soma Breath. And you're going to get to see people like Stephen today. We're going to have Lisa later today or tomorrow for those of you in the Eastern time zone. And our entire Breath Fest is going to show you how people have been taking this and have either transformed their lives or enhanced their lives by becoming Soma Breath instructors. We are here to support instructors being successful. We want to celebrate them. This has been 8 years in the making. And so thank you for everybody who has been here and joined for an incredible personal transformation. There is more to come. And again, if you're looking to become an instructor, you have no idea how, let's have that conversation. Because if the why is strong enough, we're going to find a way that we can meet you, support you, and help you redesign an incredible life by being a breathwork instructor with Soma Breath. Thank you so much. I will see you all at 11 AM, that is Eastern Time, New York time, on Friday for the next session around manifesting your dream life. And oh, just as a question, since anybody else might be curious, if there are instructors in the room right now, in the chat, you can share a little bit, uh, maybe a few words of what to expect if someone decides to become an instructor. I saw Barry was there because Barry, you are the most fantastic breather. I've never seen someone dance so much and move so much through any breathwork session. So I always Always see you, Barry. So giving out some love for all the instructors here. Do we have any other instructors that are here? Where do you sign up for the call, Carolina? Monica is going to post a link. It's going to be to the page that I was showing just earlier. You'll get a chance to fill up a few details because we want to understand like what's the reason why you want to become an instructor. And then directly from there, you'll have a chance to book a call if we see that there is a right fit. And so yes, there will be a replay for every session for a limited time. For those of you who are VIPs, uh, through the Breath Fest, you will always have access to these sessions. They'll be a part of your inventory. And, um, look, Barry's saying, best decision I ever made, transformed my life, and fear are best friends now. Um, so yeah, I'm going to be one soon. So I think, uh, Carrie's going through the training right now. That is fantastic. Best decision I made to become an instructor. Kelly, good to see you as well. Um, we're a pretty cool tribe, and I know somebody was commenting throughout the session, was like, wow, I've never seen breathwork where people are like dancing. And I'm like, yeah, we do things differently here. We want to make sure you get to recharge your battery, have a lot of fun doing it, because there's nothing easier than building a habit when every time you do it you feel great, it's fun doing it, and we get to dance a little more. Why not. And so welcome to the tribe, everybody. This was a fantastic session. Sending you love, sending you abundance, peace, and embracing of the beautiful emotion of fear so it becomes a tool in your toolbox. And one final shout out to Stephen, which I did want to give you the opportunity to say some of the closing words. So Stephen, please, I allow you to close this session.

Oh, I think enough has been said. This is just incredible. The last thing I will say is dreams can come true. And just because you may not know exactly what it is doesn't mean you can't figure it out. I mean, I had no idea this is what I would be doing as a career and my focus. So, but I went for it. I took a deep dive and I just went for it. So I recommend that you guys try and do the same thing. Just go for it. Okay. That's it.

Take care, everyone. That is the end of our Breath Fest. I'm going to grab the Soma Breath app and I am going to play us out with one of our good tracks, and then we'll slowly close this session. Uh, if you don't already have the Soma Breath app, I highly recommend it as a way to continue the music, continue the magic. And I'm going to put one of our little dance tracks here for a closing, and I will say have a great day, everyone.

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