🌙 Episode Summary
In this episode, I sit down with breathwork facilitator Eric Rosso to explore the power of the breath as a tool for healing, regulation, and transformation. We dive into how breathwork can access the subconscious, release stored trauma, and create profound emotional breakthroughs—without the use of substances.
This conversation goes beyond breathwork. We unpack nervous system regulation, childhood conditioning, and how the patterns we learned early in life continue to shape our relationships, behaviors, and sense of safety. Eric shares real-life experiences from his sessions, including powerful moments of emotional release, inner child healing, and reconnecting with loved ones who have passed.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, overwhelmed by your emotions, or disconnected from yourself—this episode will help you understand why, and more importantly, how to begin shifting it.
✨ Key Takeaways Breathwork can access the subconscious and create deep emotional release• Many “personality traits” are actually unprocessed trauma responses• The nervous system must be regulated before true healing can occur• Childhood experiences shape adult patterns, relationships, and self-worth• Healing requires action—awareness alone is not enough• Small, consistent steps create lasting transformation• You cannot heal in the same environment or mindset that created the pattern• Community and belonging are essential for growth and healing
🎙️ Sound Bites“Breath is the only tool you have with you at all times.”“You’re not broken—your nervous system just learned what felt safe.”“Healing isn’t just emotional… it’s physiological.”“To heal means to change.”“You can’t solve adult problems with childhood survival strategies.”
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Introduction & Eric’s Background
03:00 – What “Breaking the Cycles” Means
04:20 – Eric’s First Breathwork Experience
07:00 – What People Get Wrong About Breathwork
10:00 – Physical Sensations & What to Expect
12:30 – Emotional Release & Real Client Transformations
18:30 – Breathwork, Grief & Personal Healing
20:30 – Nervous System Regulation Explained
25:00 – Childhood Trauma & Survival Patterns
33:00 – Life Before Breathwork & Yoga Journey
37:30 – Healing Requires Action
41:00 – Building New Habits & Self-Trust
45:00 – The Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life
49:30 – Final Advice: Keep Moving Forward
🌿 Call to Action
If this episode resonated with you, it’s time to go deeper.
✨Start with my Break the Cycles Reset—a guided nervous system reset designed to help you move from survival mode into safety and clarity. It includes a guided meditation, breathwork practices, affirmations, and journaling prompts for full integration.
🔗 Access it here:https://www.alishasheri.com/freereset
✨Ready to experience this work on a deeper level?
I offer private Reiki sessions in Honolulu and distance healing sessions designed to help you regulate your nervous system, release emotional weight, and reconnect with yourself.
🔗 Book your session now: https://www.alishasheri.com/experience
👤 Guest Bio + Links
Since 2021, Eric has facilitated more breathwork sessions than anyone in Hawaii, helping thousands of people unlock deeper levels of healing, clarity, and personal transformation. His breathwork sessions combine several powerful modalities and techniques that many people have never experienced in a traditional breathwork class. These carefully designed methods help participants go deeper into their breathwork journey and access profound emotional and mental breakthroughs. Eric Rosso is one of the owners of Yoga Room Hawaii, named best Yoga Studio by Honolulu Magazine three years in a row. Eric ran an advertising agency that he retired after 30 years in 2023. He is a father of two and is a graduate of Brown University where he played football.
Website: www.breathworkwitheric.com
Instagram: @breathworkwitheric
22 min