Revive Breath-work Freebie
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All you need to know about breathwork:
What is breathwork?
Breathwork refers to any type of conscious breathing exercises, patterns, or techniques. During breathwork, the body is hyper-oxygenated which stimulates the limbic system where our memories & emotions are stored. This enables you to release stuck energy and emotions and connect to your body through the power of your breath.
Two types:
Meditative-sessions over 15 minutes long (medical waiver must be signed)
Integrative sessions under 15 minutes long
Benefits:
- 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
Potential Risks:
Breathwork may not be for you if you have the following conditions:
- Cardiovascular problems
- High or abnormal blood pressure
- History of aneurysms
- Epilepsy or history of seizures
- Anyone on heavy medication
- Severe psychiatric symptoms, particularly psychosis or paranoia
- Bipolar depression
- Osteoporosis
- Recent surgery
- Glaucoma
- Pregnancy
- An active addiction
- Any person with mental illness who isn’t in treatment or lacks adequate support
- Anyone experiencing an emotional or spiritual crisis
This list is not all inclusive and we generally recommend if you have a question about a condition you may have that is not listed, that you consult a physician before beginning breathwork.
If you have or have had any of the listed conditions, we strongly recommend you consult a physician before beginning breathwork.
Environment: No distractions, comfortable, quiet, set mood.
Experience: Your experience will be unique to you, whatever comes up for you is perfect. Breathwork is a practice just like meditation or yoga… with each session, you will have an easier time releasing and surrendering to the breath.
Physical & Emotional Responses:
Physical: 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 of completing the practice. Your ears may ring for about 20 minutes after breathwork. 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. Tetany is an involuntary contraction of the muscles leading to temporary paralysis of some part of the body, usually the hands, feet, face, or around the waist. It can be a little painful, but is perfectly 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?
You may also experience dizziness/headaches or temperature shifts.
Emotional: The intention with 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.
RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE:
https://www.healthline.com/health/breathwork
