What is Breathwork?

Breathwork is a dynamic body-mind practice using conscious connected breathing techniques for inner peace, enhanced well-being and personal transformation. Breathing, beyond the basic need for survival, acts as a bridge between spirit, mind, and body; between the conscious and the subconscious. “Conscious Breathing” is one of the quickest ways to open the heart and energise the body.

When used in specific ways, breathing allows us to release and resolve emotions, belief systems, stress and memories which are often inaccessible through the more conventional talking therapies.

For centuries, people have sought spiritual awakening, self-healing, and meditative relaxation through breathing techniques. Breathwork has roots in Eastern practices like yoga, Tai Chi, and Buddhism. However, most of the breathwork therapy used today got its start during the consciousness-raising era of the 1960s and 1970s.

Several types of breathwork were formed during this time. These included Rebirthing Breathwork and Holotropic Breathwork. Some models emphasized self-awareness and inner peace. Others dealt with altered states of consciousness and psychedelic effects. Since the 1970s, the field of breathwork therapy has grown further and include Shamanic Breathwork, Transformational Breath, Clarity Breathwork and more.

Breathwork is recommended for people who experience:

• relationship difficulties or patterns that keep repeating in every relationship;

• not knowing who they are and what they want;

• not living up to their potential;

• feeling trapped, stressed out by efforts to please others;

• job-related problems; stress

• depression;

• anxiety, panic attacks, phobias;

• shyness and low self-esteem, lack of confidence;

• general unhappiness with their life;

• an inability to feel;

• wanting to get to know themselves better and enjoy life more.

Is Breathwork for me?

A goal of any breathwork therapy is to support people in achieving a greater sense of self-awareness and capacity for self-healing. It also helps people work towards overall improvement in mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.