How you breathe can be an indicator of how you live. There is often an unconscious pattern of holding back the breath, controlling the exhale, or forcing the breath. When awareness is brought to the breath, space is made for surrender and deepening into the natural, cyclic, and clearing process. Stresses, traumas, and entangled patterns may surface and release.

Breathwork is a gentle and safe process of accessing the subconscious mind to bring awareness and insights to the surface. Trauma is held within the body, and we are able to uncover these energies through the breath by stimulating the vagus nerve and activating the relaxation response of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Using a conscious, connected method, breathwork returns us to our essence and opens the heart to compassion. It is a practice of softening into parts of the self that may be tensed and suppressed, as well as activating expanded states of consciousness. Alongside the breath, engaging in gentle inquiry processes can unravel trauma around birth, childhood, relationships, sexuality, boundaries, and core fears. Awareness of these resonances can make space to breathe deeper into life.