Breaking The Norm With René Schwarzgruber

René Schwarzgruber is a Relationship coach, a Connected breathwork facilitator and the co-founder of a successful travel company in the Greek islands. Most importantly, he is someone who is not afraid to break tradition & challenge the opinions of those around him in the pursuit of a happy & fulfilled life.

Growing up in a small city in Austria, he followed the natural path of many in the Western world, spending his early working years in a traditional banking background & playing football for his local team . But deep down he always knew that the average 9-5 life was not for him.

He took his first leap of faith & broke the mould early by going against the advice of everyone around him & moving to Norway. From there, he became an avid traveller & this led to him co-founding the travel company “Life is a Beach Party”. This sparked over a decade of organising holidays of a lifetime for thousands of young people from around the world.

(Not all cheap vodka shots, working with high level football teams, connecting people & managing properties)

In more recent years, he made Kiev, the capital of Ukraine his home, and after becoming intrigued with dating, polarity, and why many modern relationships don’t work out, he became a relationship coach who helps Western men build happy, sustainable relationships with Eastern European women.

After fleeing the war in Ukraine & helping dozens of Ukrainian refugees find homes & work in his home country of Austria, he has transitioned into a new life, finding a new home & new level of purpose. As he nears the completion of a 400h Breathwork facilitator training in Bali, which I am a teaching support on, Rene is ready to bring his unique life experience & passion for helping others back to Europe.

In this podcast we explore: - The things that motivated him to carve a different life path to everyone else

- How he has dealt with being misunderstood or judged by others

- His humbling & profound experience in the jungle of Peru

- How Pete & René first met, and how their paths have interwoven over the past 10 years

- How early childhood experiences can be the thing causing most of our modern-day problems

- Why René believes Connected Breathwork is a modality that can change the world, and how it has changed his life.

Follow Rene on IG: @rene.schwarzgruber

Follow Pete on IG: @itspetebyrne