We spend most of our lives locked in our heads. Work, family, money, scrolling, repeat. We’re constantly chewing on thoughts, problems, to-do lists. And every now and then, we get a glimpse of something bigger… call it presence, stillness, flow, whatever.

Philosopher Ken Wilber has a fancy way of describing this… stages of consciousness. Sounds academic, but the core idea is simple, you can move from being stuck in your “little me” self to feeling connected with something much bigger.

Here’s the easy version:

• At first, it’s all about you. Survival, comfort, getting by.
• Then it expands. You start defining yourself through relationships, roles, culture. “I’m a dad, a mum, a partner, a business owner.”
• Then bigger again. You realise you’re part of humanity as a whole. You feel pain when you see war, destruction, or injustice – even if it doesn’t directly touch you.
• And sometimes… it cracks open completely. You’re on a walk, looking at the ocean, a mountain, or a tree, and boom, suddenly you are that mountain, that ocean. The separation between you and “out there” disappears. For a moment, you’re not thinking about yourself, because there’s no self to think about.

That’s what Wilber calls tapping into the “world soul.” What I call it is: remembering what we’ve forgotten.

Now, meditation can take you there. Hours on the cushion, years of practice, slowly chiselling away at the chatter until presence breaks through. This has been my experience.

But Breathwork? Done properly, in a safe and supportive space, it can crack you open in minutes. It’s like someone handing you the keys to a door you didn’t know existed – and behind it is that same sense of belonging, of connection, of remembering you’re not just this busy mind trapped in a body. You are part of something much bigger, and it’s been waiting for you to notice.

And that’s why I’m so passionate about these Breathwork sessions. It’s not just stress release (though it’s great for that). It’s not just a nervous system reset (though you’ll walk out calmer than you walked in). It’s a chance to taste the part of you that doesn’t get caught in the endless loop of thoughts and roles and worries.

It’s the part that just is.

This Sunday, 28.09, we’ll be gathering again for “Flight Mode”’ an immersive Breathwork session at Flo Strength, 8–11am. If you’ve been craving more than just another mindfulness hack, if you’re curious about what’s possible when you drop the walls of the mind for a little while, this is for you.

Because sometimes the most radical thing you can do isn’t to read another book, meditate another hour, or chase another goal. It’s to breathe, to let go, and to remember what you already are.

Big love,

Dino