Breathwork is a general term for any intentional practice of modifying your breath - mouth vs nose, holds/retention, length, parts of the body. Breathwork is an incredible healing modality that is accessible to everyone. Civilizations through the ages have practiced various forms of breathwork and has been called by many names such as pranayama, qi gong, tai chi, tummo, etc. The more modern practices mostly stem from Holographic and Rebirthing such as Wim Hofm shamanic, somatic, transformational, conscious, alchemy of breath, biodynamic, and so many more.

 

The specific lineage I facilitate is called Conscious Breathwork, and stems from the lineage of Rebirthing Breathwork. I studied under Claudia Nanino of Amarsi. My apprenticeship consisted of over 300 hours of hands on and trauma informed training. Through my training as a yoga instructor, I am also deeply studied in many forms of pranayama breathwork. 

 

Benefits of Breathwork

Physical Benefits

• Lowers your blood pressure

• Alkalinity of Blood - breathing deeply, even as few as five deep breaths have been found to have a measurable impact from bringing in more oxygen. With less carbon dioxide in your body, your blood has less acidity. This impact on your pH is linked to stress levels and stress hormones.

• Can improve digestion by decreasing lactic acid production

• Help with chronic pain

• Calms the nervous system down

• Push workouts to a new level

• Detoxify the body

• Reduces cortisol 

 

Mental and Emotional

• Relieve stress and anxiety

• Improve sleep

• Shift in consciousness and perspective

• Access to different brain waves/states

• Can be a great partnership with therapy

• Emotional stability

• Can help with processing anger, grief, sadness, fear and resentment

• Can interrupt and decrease negative thought loops

• Can help increase self-love, acceptance, and forgiveness

 

Spiritual Benefits

• Increases awareness and mindfulness

• Helps to release patterns and stories that no longer serve you

• Safe way to achieve an expanded state of consciousness without the use of substances

• Helps with integration of other self work, peak experiences, therapy, etc

• Provides people with a sense of wholeness and connection

• Can help one boost their intuition and spiritual evolution

• Feeling safe to trust and surrender

• DMT - preliminary research has found that we endogenously produce DMT during breathwork (pineal gland, lungs, cerebral spinal fluid). DMT is considered the spirit molecule or God molecule. 

• Clarity, love, calm peace, flow, and so much more