What is Breathwork?
In its simplest form, breathwork is the practice of relieving stress and anxiety through better breathing mechanics. By breathing deeply and using a strong, mobile diaphragm, we saturate our cells with oxygen, giving them what they need to function optimally.
An energetic explanation…. Breathwork is the method of releasing stagnant energy that causes disease or chaos within the body through conscious, focused breathing patterns.
In both cases, it is best used as a practice, not just a one-time activity, to balance the body’s systems and create a flexible nervous system.
What is a flexible nervous system, and why does it matter?
A flexible nervous system allows the body to have a large window of tolerance. In other words, a person can handle a lot of sudden stress because they live most of their time in a “vagal response” which promotes rest, digest, safety, and social ease. They can go from vagal super chill to fight or flight and back again with ease! This is how we are meant to operate!
Today, more than ever, we are a society that is overwhelmed, disconnected, and always stressed out! We are in constant fight or flight mode so we breahte faster and more shallow, decreasing the amount of oxygen available. This causes the body stress and the need to make choices about oxygen consumption. Cells struggle, causing tissues to lose optimal function, disease to set in, and chronic pain to be a normal part of life.
Due to living in constant fight or flight mode, we have lost the flexibility to bounce back to our vagal chill, allowing our bodies to heal themselves. Breathwork brings back that flexibility and healing!!
Will you notice this flexibility and new health?
Yes!!!! It’s subtle, but it grows! You will likely notice a calming effect immediately after your first breath session; however, when breathwork becomes a practice, you will notice over time that you are more relaxed in general, and it takes a lot more to push you over the threshold into anxiety or anger. You will learn to FEEL your emotions and sit with them safely, to process them instead of stuffing them down or numbing them. You will carry less emotional baggage because your practice will continually move out old emotional energy, making way for new purposeful energy, allowing you to bounce back more readily from stressful events and live in a space of peace, balance, creation, and connection.
Your body will begin to hurt less, to be more open and functional, and your mood will begin to soar.
In other words, you will be in THRIVE mode, instead of SURVIVE mode!
A list of the AMAZING Benefits of Breathwork:
immediate reduction of stress and anxiety
provides the nervous system state for your body to start to heal itself.
over time, a general sense of peace and wellbeing
more energy
improves mental clarity
better connection to your body
Decreased blood pressure
improved connection with your Source
the ability to respond instead of react
releases trauma that has held you back for years
provides release from triggers you want to be rid of
reduces toxins in the body
gives you better access to your higher power and your intuition
My goal for you is that you become your healthiest self and learn to thrive! I have many tools aside from breathwork - simple, yet powerful nutrition tweaks, movement/exercise programs to make you stronger and more mobile, which goes a LONG way in decreasing pain and discomfort, and other modalities to get you living your best life. You will leave your session with me, aligned with the daily activities that will promote greater wellness for you. This individual practice is KEY to improving your health. Your healing comes from within, through your daily practice, not the hour session with me. I give you the tools, you must pick them up and use them.
How will you know when you are ready to do what it takes to be well?
When the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change. If that’s where you are, it’s go time! Click below to schedule a free call to discuss your needs and how we might work together.
