Rae Riedel | Harnessing the Power of Your Breath

Sep 23, 2025

Rae Riedel, co-founder and primary educator of Integrative Breath, shares her extensive knowledge from decades in mind-body modalities and somatic therapy. She reveals how breathwork can transform consciousness and aid trauma healing by acting as a conduit between the conscious and unconscious mind. The discussion dives into the science of breathing, how it affects the nervous system, and identifies trauma patterns within breath. Rae also leads a guided practice to help listeners connect more deeply with their breath and vitality.

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INSIGHT

Breath As A Sacred Gateway

Breath is a sacred, underappreciated door into our full being and spiritual magnitude.
Rae Riedel says breathwork can open stillness, clarity, and intimacy with life beyond cognitive knowing.

ANECDOTE

Rae’s Personal Breathwork Path

Rae describes her personal journey from functional medicine and acupuncture into deep breathwork study.
She credits holotropic breathwork and training for revealing inner landscapes comparable to plant medicines.

INSIGHT

Breath Across Traditions

Many traditions equate breath with spirit, life force, and a bridge between conscious and unconscious.
Words like prana, qi, ruach show breath's cross-cultural role as mediator of life and spirit.

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Can you change your consciousness by changing the way that you breathe?

This week, Thomas is joined by Rae Riedel, the co-founder, primary educator, and facilitator trainer of Integrative Breath. She’s also a senior student of Thomas’, having trained with him for over 13 years. Their conversation deeply explores the transformative power of breath work, bridging ancient mystical traditions with cutting-edge science.

Breath is both a core element of spiritual practice and a physical process that directs the functioning of our nervous systems. It impacts how our brain stores memories, especially traumatic ones, and therefore plays a huge role in trauma healing and nervous system regulation.

Rae and Thomas discuss how breath is also a portal into your unconscious mind and the depth of your spirit. Tune in to learn how to breathe in a way that supports somatic healing, connection with life, and a renewed feeling of vitality.

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✨ Rae Riedel is Co-founder and primary educator and trainer for Integrative Breath. She weaves 35 years of professional experience and personal exploration in the worlds of alternative medicine, mind-body/consciousness, and natural healing into her teaching and somatic therapy practice.

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Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma.

In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

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