#11 How to transform your mind | Peter Vermeiren

After years of working in healthcare as a physiotherapist,
spiritual training and working as a digital entrepreneur Peter
Vermeiren discovered and integrated the power of breath for
health and happiness. He founded an institute called Breath of
Freedom where he offers mediation and breathwork sessions. One
type is holotropic breathwork, a New Age practice, developed by
the psychiatrist Stanislaf Grof in the 1970s to enter a
non-ordinary state of consciousness, comparable to the use of
psychedelics.   

What we talk about :  
[1:11] How Peter’s interest in the mind developed
[9:36] The discovery of breathwork
[10:39] What is holotropic breathwork
[12:49] First experience of breathwork
[15:33] Change of his inner world   
[26:42] How Peter overcome his fear
[28:52] The realization that shifted his perspective on
life
[32:00] Comparison of breathwork to psychedelics
[35:47] Breathwork exercise
[40:10] The application of breathwork in sports  
[42:09] Key takeaway  

Contact :  
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petervermeiren/
 
Website: https://www.breathoffreedom.nl  

Resources mentioned:  
Stealing Fire – Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal
How to Change Your Mind – Michael Pollan