Breath Of Fire: Resetting Systems And Awakening Inner Fire At Biohacker Summit 2020 Helsinki

A Brief Performance With A Striking Aim

At Biohacker Summit 2020 Helsinki, held in Helsinki, Finland, on Friday, 16 October 2020, the presentation Breath Of Fire arrived not as a lecture in the conventional sense, but as an invitation. Framed as an art performance, it sought to do something both intimate and collective: pause the momentum of the event and ask participants to reset their systems, reconnect with their bodies, and recognize what the speaker described as the inner fire present in everyone.

The performance was introduced under the name Art Performance, with fire performer Petteri Jakobsson at its center. In a summit devoted to optimization, resilience, and human potential, the piece offered a different register, less analytical, more elemental.

An Invitation To Reset

The core message of the presentation was simple, almost mantra-like in its repetition. Audience members were urged to "take this next opportunity to really reset our systems and enjoy the inner fire that's inside all of us."

That phrase carried the performance. It suggested restoration rather than productivity, alignment rather than acceleration. In just a few words, Breath Of Fire pointed toward a form of renewal that was both physiological and psychological, encouraging participants to stop, recalibrate, and re-enter themselves.

This was not presented as abstract inspiration alone. The language of the session suggested a comprehensive system reset, one aimed at refreshing the body and rekindling personal energy. The emphasis fell on inner force as a source of holistic balance, a means of returning to one's own center through shared experience.

Petteri Jakobsson And The Power Of Presence

A key moment in the short introduction came with the call for the audience to welcome Petteri Jakobsson with "a huge applause." The gesture mattered. It framed the performance not merely as spectacle, but as a communal act of recognition.

Jakobsson, described in the event materials as delivering a breathtaking fire performance, embodied the presentation's central metaphor. Fire here stood for more than visual drama. It became a symbol of vitality, transformation, and disciplined energy, something dangerous if uncontrolled, but illuminating when harnessed.

In that sense, the performance aligned neatly with the ethos of the summit while resisting its more technical impulses. It reminded the audience that renewal does not always begin with data, protocol, or optimization strategy. Sometimes it begins with attention, breath, and the willingness to witness.

A Shared Moment Of Renewal

The performance's description spoke of cultivating inner fire to catalyze physiological and psychological rejuvenation. It promised an intentional pause and a chance to explore internal dynamics through collective appreciation. That language gave the session a ceremonial quality.

Even in its brevity, Breath Of Fire appeared to ask something meaningful of its audience: to treat stillness as active, to see energy as innate, and to understand renewal as something awakened rather than acquired.

There was also a human roughness in the transcript, including a brief verbal correction referencing "Sam" at the end of the introduction. Rather than diminishing the moment, it underscored the live nature of the event, reminding listeners that performances built around presence often carry the spontaneity of the room within them.

The Elemental Message At The Heart Of The Event

At many conferences, transitions are treated as dead space. Breath Of Fire turned one into a ritual. Its message was insistent and clear: reset the system, refresh the self, and enjoy the fire already within.

At Biohacker Summit 2020 Helsinki, Petteri Jakobsson's art performance stood as a brief but resonant intervention, one that asked the audience not simply to think about human potential, but to feel it.

Frequently asked questions

What was Breath Of Fire?

An art performance rather than a lecture, framed as an invitation to pause the momentum of the event. It sought something both intimate and collective: asking participants to reset rather than to absorb more information.

What was the core instruction?

Almost mantra-like in its repetition. Audience members were urged to take this next opportunity to really reset our systems and enjoy the inner fire that's inside all of us, a phrase that suggested restoration rather than productivity.

Who performed it?

Petteri Jakobsson, welcomed with what the introduction called a huge applause. The event materials described a breathtaking fire performance, and the framing turned the piece into a communal act of recognition rather than pure spectacle.

About the event

This recap is part of the Biohacker Summit 2020 Helsinki series, recorded in Helsinki on 16 and 17 October 2020. Read the summary of the whole event or join the next edition, HOLOLIFE Summit 2026 Amsterdam, on 14 and 15 November 2026.