WHY IS BREATHWORK IMPORTANT?
It’s no secret that most of us struggle with the everyday pressures of life. We’re living in an age where we’re busier than ever and because we’re disconnected from our bodies, it’s easy for us to become buried in feelings and emotions that we don’t know how to deal with or process. For many of us, the norm is being constantly stressed, anxious, worried, and overwhelmed. Breathwork allows us to be still, be with ourselves, and breathe and feel through our experiences. We were given the tool of breath since birth, but most people are unaware of how powerful and transformational the breath can be.

 

This breathwork is a method where I use continual breathwork to break down emotions in the body that are stagnant and create havoc on our energetic system. Breathwork is a practice of allowing our systems to see a different perspective where we feel deeply connected to our bodies and understand and experience the intelligence contained within our systems. This breathwork is a way to heal, release, and transform.

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BENEFITS OF BREATHWORK:

• Immediate stress reduction & anxiety relief

• Connect with your emotions & change your response to them

• Revitalizes your organs

• Gives you access to your higher power

• Reduces toxins in your body & provides an energetic release

• More energy & mental clarity

• Deepens your relationship to your body

• Release trauma that has been stuck in your system for years

• Better access your intuition, higher self, and source

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HOW IS THIS BREATHWORK DIFFERENT

FROM OTHER BREATHING PATTERNS AND MODALITIES? 

The core difference is that this Breathwork is for healing and transformation. There are a lot of breathing practices where the goal or outcome is relaxation, but with this method, relaxation and connection are an aftereffect of the practice. The goal with me is to unearth the stuck energy that prevents you from living in your highest alignment and operating in elevated frequencies. 

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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BREATHWORK? 

This technique offers two different types of breathwork practices: integrative and meditative. Integrative practices are the practices that can be used during the day, in combination with your daily activities. The intention for integrative breathwork practices is rooted in relaxation and mental clarity. The meditative practices are for transformation. Meditative practices are done lying down on a mat in privacy or with a group. Meditative practices are guided by a trained Facilitator. 

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HOW IS THIS BREATHWORK SIMILAR TO HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK? 

There are elements that are similar to Holotropic. This Breathwork is heavily focused on using the practice as a means of embodiment and energetic integration among my clients. I use the body’s intelligence as a reference to integrate these states and frequencies in everyday life. 

 

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WHAT ARE SOME COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF BREATHWORK? 

Breathwork is a completely safe practice; however, the body will respond in physical ways that may seem odd. Tetany is the most common physical side effect; it’s where your hands will curl inwards toward your heart. This usually passes within 15 minutes. 

Your ears may ring for up to 20 minutes after your session. During the session, your body may shake, move around, or you’ll feel the need to scream. This is all part of the energetic release. 

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Hands cramping is also completely normal. It’s an involuntary contraction called tetany where the muscles lead to temporary paralysis of some part of the body, usually the hands, feet, face, or around the waist. It is perfectly normal and harmless. It will pass as soon as you soften the exhale. Tetany can be caused by over-breathing past the point of what the body feels is normal. It usually arises from resistance to unconscious material wanting to come to the surface. The energy escapes from our extremities--our hands--thus causing tetany to occur. Tetany in the hands can mean you’re holding onto something. If this happens, ask yourself: what am I holding on to? 

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I FEEL A LOT OF UNCOMFORTABLE EMOTIONS.

IS THIS PART OF THE PROCESS? 

Completely, in fact, this is exactly what we want to happen. The intention my Breathwork is to release the emotions that are on the surface. The stuck energy we are holding onto needs to be released with crying, screaming, shaking, and moving the body. Each practice will be completely different. Allow for the variety - some breathwork experiences will be blissful and loving, others will be more intense. Trust that whatever experience you’re meant to have will unfold. 

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I AM GETTING VISUALS.  IS THIS NORMAL? 

Completely normal. When we are releasing energy from the body, we will tap into emotions that call upon images from this life or previous lives. About 30% of people will get visuals when they are doing breathwork, or they will begin to get visuals the more they practice breathwork.