Breathwork as Empowerment, Not Dependency

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with Giovanni Bartolomeo, founder of Elemental Rhythm Breathwork, about how breathwork can support meaningful personal change and deepen integration after psychedelic experiences.

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Gio shares his journey from high-pressure entrepreneurship into a more grounded, heart-led approach to life and business. He reflects on how Elemental Rhythm emerged through years of breathwork practice, somatic exploration, and deep work with plant medicine, eventually evolving into a system that blends breath, music, movement, meditation, and guided inquiry.

Together, Paul and Gio explore why accessible practices like breathwork can cultivate real agency rather than dependency, how preparation and integration shape long-term change, and what it means to take responsibility for one's own growth in both spiritual and entrepreneurial contexts.

Giovanni Bartolomeo is the founder of Elemental Rhythm Breathwork, where he shares breathwork resources and trains others to facilitate breathwork-based transformational coaching. A lifelong entrepreneur, Gio's own journey through self-discovery led him to create a grounded, embodied approach to personal and professional transformation. Today, he teaches workshops, trainings, and retreats internationally.

Highlights:

• From serial entrepreneur to inner-led leadership
• Growing beyond inherited belief systems
• How Elemental Rhythm emerged through plant medicine work
• Breathwork as a tool for agency and clarity
• Preparation and integration in psychedelic work
• Empowerment versus dependency in facilitation
• Responsibility as a cornerstone of transformation
• Ethical questions in entrepreneurship and healing spaces
• Insights from the Microdosing Practitioner Certification beta
• Daily breathwork and nervous system resilience

Episode Links:

• Elemental Rhythm Breathwork
• Psychedelic Coaching Institute – Microdosing Practitioner Certification

Episode Sponsors:

• The Microdosing Practitioner Certification at Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
• The Practitioner Certification Program at Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
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