48. Unlocking The Philsophy Of Breathing - With Petri Berndtson

Feral Philosophy Podcast

What if breath isn’t just a wellness tool, but a doorway into an entirely different way of thinking? Finnish philosopher Petri Berndtson returns to explore the radical idea of breathing as a foundation for philosophy itself. Drawing from Merleau-Ponty, Husserl, and his own phenomenological practice, Petri unpacks how the breath connects mind, body, ethics, and even politics. We challenge the dominance of scientific reductionism, discuss the embodied roots of wisdom, and look at how the breath offers a lived alternative to abstract systems. Prepare for something more than breathwork - this is air as ontology.

Read more about Petri's work here: https://zrs-kp.academia.edu/PetriBerndtson https://www.instagram.com/mindfunfulness/ https://www.youtube.com/@mindfunfulness3273

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PhD Petri Berndtson is a philosopher who loves the wisdom of the breath. In his workshops and lectures that he has given since 2006, Petri combines experientially breathing, philosophy, spirituality and imagination in a totally new manner. He works as researcher at a Slovenian research centre and in his own company which offers, for example, courses on respiratory well-being. Petri’s book “Phenomenological Ontology of Breathing” (Routledge) was published in 2023. According to Petri, all things and phenomena in life could be rethought, re-examined and re-experienced within the experiential atmosphere of breathing.

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