What is Breathwork?
Who and what is A Breath of Wellness?
A Breath of Wellness is a trauma informed organization that specializes in integrative breathwork, rebirthing and breath therapy. Integrative Breathwork & rebirthing utilizes conscious connected breathing to promote physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing. It creates the possibility of experiencing and healing somatic or emotional tension and trauma from conception through our lifespan. It is a process that teaches and guides us towards our true essential nature.
What is Breathwork?
Breathwork is a simple yet profound, three-part breathing technique. Unlike meditation, where we are aware of the mental chatter, Breathwork is an active, efficient, effective technique that will allow you to disconnect from the mind, enter a different state of consciousness, and bring you to a deeper state of connection. We pair this breathing technique with the Integration Coaching to better assist you in developing new ways of doing and being.
What is Integration Coaching?
A way to incorporate what you receive in a Breathwork session. It is a model to assist you in taking awakening, awareness and new behavior patterns that support health and wellness to your daily schedule.
What is Breath Therapy?
Breath therapy helps you to retrain dysfunctional breathing habits. The methods we use model correct respiratory functions, increases lung capacity, balances heart rhythms, improves digestion, reduces stress and improves sleep.
What are the benefits of Breathwork?
· Reduced stress, tension or constriction
· Feelings of openness, love, gratitude, clarity & connection
· Release of trauma or mental, physical and emotional blocks
· Release of anxiety, depression, fear, grief and/or anger
· Access to unconscious memories relevant to your healing
· Deeper states of consciousness and inspiration
· Downloads about your work, finances, relationships & health
How does Breathwork work?
Breathwork is a simple yet profound, three-part breathing technique. Unlike meditation, where we are aware of the mental chatter, Breathwork is an active, efficient, effective technique that will allow you to disconnect from the mind, enter a different state of consciousness, and bring you to a deeper state of connection and love. We pair this breathing technique with the Integration Coaching model to assist you in taking awakening, awareness and new behavior patterns that support health and wellness to your daily schedule.
What does a Breathwork session look like?
Every session begins with seated stillness. Time to move from one space to another. After 3 -5 minutes of awareness we checkin on weeks’ prior happenings and dialogue about the layout of the session. Once we begin the active meditation you can sit, stand or lay on the floor. We have the option to use music, sound healing, essential oils and other integrating modalities. The Practitioner will coach you through breathing rhythms for approximately 30-40 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of relaxation. To conclude each session we again dialogue around integration and ways you can use the wisdoms and teachings from the session over the next several days. Each Breathwork session is unique and experiences can be different for each individual or from one Breathwork session to the next.
What should I expect from doing Breathwork?
Breathwork can open meridians and channels, align your body and its energy, and create a revelatory and healing experience. The beauty of Breathwork is that it is natural so that you and your breath become the source of answers to questions, insights to challenges, freedom from feeling stuck, downloads to what's next for you, your life and your work in the world. As with any self-care practice, the most important way to learn if it's useful and helpful for you is to experience it for yourself.
Do Breathwork Practitioners have Certification and/or Standards?
Yes! A Breath of Wellness Breathwork Practitioners are trained and certified by the Inspiration Consciousness School. This school is recognized under the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance. The Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA) is a consortium of professional schools, trainers, and practitioners who support and promote the integration of breathwork in the world as an accessible and vital healing modality that facilitates physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual wellness.
***The information on this website and all our Breathwork resources do not constitute professional medical advice and should not be used as a substitute for medical diagnosis or services.
Training Standards for GPBA Certification
GPBA Ethical Standards for Breathworkers and Process for Addressing a Breach of Ethics
How do I get started with Breathwork?
To be sure that you are ready, book a curiosity session to ask questions about the Practitioner, the process and how Breathwork can help you rebuild your mindset. We recommend doing 9-12 private sessions to break through lifelong behaviors, experience the breath techniques that build a foundation for emotional wellness and co-create an integration plan for every life experience.