Few people pay attention to the way they breathe because it’s an automatic process. But the way you breathe can say so much about how you’re feeling and how you perceive and respond to life. 

Our subconscious stores repressed emotions. This causes blockages so that we can no longer breathe fully and often tend to take shorter, more frequent breathings. Breathing too fast causes the brain to produce stress hormones that raise the heart rate. The body receives a signal that we may be in mortal danger and must be able to fight or flee. But nine times out of ten this is not the case at all and there you are, supposedly “relaxed” on the couch with a heartbeat as if you were running a marathon…

If you breathe more than necessary, your stress system becomes disrupted. The result is burnout or other stress-related complaints or even illnesses. 

Breathwork is a collective name for various breathing techniques or exercises, in which you consciously change the way you breathe. There are many different styles of breathwork. Some exercises can take a few minutes and others an hour or even longer. Each style of breathwork has its own focus and intention. Some aim to create more relaxation and balance, others are focused on increasing the energy in the body and some are aimed at releasing and healing pain and traumas from the past. By temporarily adjusting the breathing during a breathwork session, it is possible that you will experience various sensations. Breathwork opens up your entire respiratory system and corrects old, ineffective ways of breathing. 

Breathwork leads to stress reduction, more self-awareness, healing of emotional traumas and improving your mental and even physical health.

The beauty of a breathwork session is that you don’t have to say anything, the breath brings the transformation. The breath is an extremely powerful tool that you always take with you. Conscious breathing provides more peace, happiness and health. As your Breathwork Guide I’d love to help you analyze and change your breathing pattern to become more aware of the possibilities of breathing.