You breathe all day. How often do you notice it?

Your heart beats.

Your body regulates its temperature.

Your digestive system works.

Most of it happens without you having to think about it.

Breathing is quite the same, yet quite different.

It happens automatically, yet the moment you notice it, you can change it.

Breathe

What can Breathwork support?

What I find interesting is that something as ordinary as breathing can influence how we experience stress, attention and our own bodies.

Research into intentional breathing practices has found associations with reduced stress and anxiety, greater relaxation and improvements in emotional wellbeing. A 2023 review of randomised controlled trials, for example, found that breathwork was associated with lower levels of self-reported stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Depending on the practice, breathwork can help us:

slow down and regulate during periods of stress
bring our attention back to the present
become more aware of tension and sensations in the body
notice our thoughts and emotions without immediately reacting to them
create a little more space between what happens and how we respond

For me, that's what makes the breath so fascinating. It is something our body already knows how to do.

We don't need another device. Another app. Another thing to remember to pack.

The breath is already there.

And perhaps that's why something so simple can be so easy to overlook.

Breathwork is an umbrella term for practices that intentionally change or bring awareness to the way we breathe.

Some practices are slow and calming. Others use a more active breathing rhythm. Some last a few minutes; others form part of a longer facilitated session.

What they have in common is surprisingly simple: instead of leaving the breath entirely on autopilot, we work with it deliberately.

And because breathing is closely connected with our nervous system and how we experience stress and arousal, changing the way we breathe can influence how we feel in the moment.

So, what is breathwork?

The breathwork I practise

The practice

There are many different forms of breathwork.

The practice I am trained in is Embodied Breathwork, a form of Conscious Connected Breathing taught by the Embodied Breath Academy.

Unlike a short breathing exercise designed simply to calm or energise you, Embodied Breathwork is a longer, facilitated practice. We use a continuous, connected breathing rhythm through the nose, while bringing attention to what is happening in the body.

The practice isn't only about how you breathe. It is also about what you notice. Tension. Sensations. Thoughts. Emotions. The urge to resist something, change something or make sense of something.

Rather than trying to force a particular experience, the invitation is to stay curious about what is happening as you breathe.

Sometimes the experience can feel deeply restful.

Sometimes it can feel physical or emotional.

Sometimes it is surprisingly quiet.

There isn't a particular place you're supposed to get to.

You breathe. You notice. You allow.

My training

I am a Certified Embodied Breathwork Practitioner, having completed 200 hours of practitioner training with the Embodied Breath Academy, a GPBA Certified Professional Breathwork School.

My training included the facilitation of Conscious Connected Breathing, somatic awareness, trauma-informed practice, safety, contraindications and supporting participants through different physical and emotional experiences that can arise during a session.

Before anyone participates in a facilitated session, I explain what to expect and use a simple health screening process to determine whether this particular practice is appropriate for them.

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