First Time trying Breath work
- Leah Renee
- Jun 19
- 2 min read
I've heard a lot of chitter chatter about breathwork from people I like (like Pete Holmes) so out of curiosity I tried JP's breathwork class. Slightly skeptical but always down to woo woo, I went and cried like a frickin baby. I can't say enough good things about my experience, even though it reminded me of the time my ovary exploded.
Episode 20 is a delightful reminder about how what seems like a devastation (being diagnosed with Aaopecia) can be just the nudge you needed to change course. This episode we talk about:
JP's background in acting/screenwriting background
Losing all his hair to alopecia, and pivoting from the screen to writing comedy
The lightheartedness of JP's classes, despite the heavy material Leah's Mormon background and scrupulosity (religious OCD), and why a tiered heaven is like wanting a 5.0 GPA
Leah's discovery how breathwork strips back layers of vanish she didn't know was there JP's first breathwork experience with crappy music and people talking about spirit animals
His epiphany to bring an "East Coast edge," science, good music, and a trainer's push to breathwork JP's online breathwork pre-COVID set him years ahead of his luddite peers
The insights you can get from stepping back, like realizing you actually want kids
Letting go of dreams and getting really good at the thing you were born to do How breathwork beats ayahuasca for it's cost, convenience, and no need to puke
The CO2 science behind why hard core athletes get tetany more often than chill people do
Super sciency drops like: transient hypofrontality (shutting down the critical part of your brain)
Tips on how to fit breathwork into busy schedules
Conspiracy-theory siloing and how algorithms will lead grandpa down a Greater Idaho rabbit hole The agony of "picking a lane," self-trust, and avoiding social media's harms
You can find JP here: https://breathewithjp.com/
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