What if spiritual awakening isn’t about raising your vibration — but about releasing what your body has been holding onto?
In this episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, we sit down with Kurtis Lee Thomas, founder of Breathwork Detox and corporate mindfulness trainer for organizations like Nike and NASA, to explore how breathwork works at the nervous system level — not as a belief system, but as a biological and emotional release process.
This conversation bridges modern science and modern spirituality, breaking down how stress, trauma, and unresolved emotions live in the body, how the breath impacts consciousness, and why clarity often arrives after emotional release — not before.
If you’re navigating a spiritual awakening, curious about metaphysics, or feeling stuck despite doing “all the right inner work,” this episode offers a grounded, practical perspective that doesn’t require blind belief or spiritual bypassing.
In this episode, we explore:
• Why most people breathe incorrectly — and how it affects stress and clarity
• How the nervous system stores emotional experiences
• The connection between breathwork, trauma release, and consciousness
• Why manifestation often fails without emotional detox
• How breathwork can support spiritual awakening without overwhelm
• What happens physiologically during deep diaphragmatic breathing
• Why clarity, intuition, and insight often follow emotional release
• How skeptics, scientists, and spiritual seekers all experience similar results
This episode is ideal for:
✔️ People experiencing spiritual awakening
✔️ Curious skeptics exploring metaphysics
✔️ Anyone seeking practical, science-informed tools for growth
✔️ Listeners interested in consciousness, energy healing, and emotional regulation
No dogma.
No spiritual shortcuts.
Just tools you can understand — and test — for yourself.
🎧 Listen now and discover why awakening often begins with release.
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About Our Guest
Kurtis Lee Thomas is the founder of Breathwork Detox, an international bestselling author, and a corporate mindfulness trainer who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. His work focuses on nervous system regulation, emotional release, and clarity through conscious breathing.
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Resources & Links
🔗 Breathwork Detox: https://breathworkdetox.com
🔗 The Skeptic Metaphysicians: https://skepticmetaphysician.com
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Chapters (Times are approximate)
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Why breathwork affects the nervous system
07:30 How stress gets stored in the body
14:10 Emotional release vs mindset work
22:45 Breathwork and spiritual awakening
31:00 Clarity, intuition, and consciousness
42:20 Practical takeaways you can use today
