What is Breathwork

Breathwork refers to various types of breathing exercises or techniques utilized to help with mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. The many forms of breathwork involve breathing in a conscious and systematic way. Sessions and techniques can range from 15 minutes to 4 hours with the most common lasting about an hour and a half. Typically, our sessions last about an hour.

 

In general, the 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 toward overall improvement in mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Breathwork can promote deep relaxation or can energize. It is thought to bring about improvements in emotional state and to decrease levels of stress and may:

* aid positive self-development
* boost immunity
* process emotions, heal emotional pain and trauma
* develop or increase self-awareness
* enrich creativity
* improve personal and professional relationships
* increase confidence, self-image, and self-esteem
* increase joy and happiness
* overcome addictions
* reduce stress and anxiety levels
* release negative thoughts
* resolve anger issues
* help relieve anxiety
* lessen chronic pain
* resolve depression
* process emotional effects of illness, grief, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

These are a few examples of short breathwork exercises:
* box breathing
* diaphragmatic breathing
* pursed lip breathing
* extended exhale breathing
* sitali pranayam or alternate nostril breaths