How Breathwork helped me heal

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Breathwork came into my life quite by accident or if you believe nothing happens by accident maybe it was my fate calling. I had a day booked in a well know London wellbeing retreat center I had scheduled a full day off classes the night before including yin yoga, sound healing, tuning forks and shamanic healing while in-between looking forward drinking copious amounts of herbals teas provided and reading books and pulling oracle cards. 

 

When I arrived at the center early in the morning the lady on reception said I see you haven't booked the breathwork sessions did you not want to as its included in the price?

I hadn't even seen this class was available. I had heard of breathwork before but I had never tried a class which is very unlike me as if you know me you know I have tried most things related to the health and wellness world, But breathwork was something I felt resistant to deep down. it felt like it would be hard work as I knew my breathing wasn't the greatest. Crazy right? we all breath, but breathing with conscious connected breath was something that terrified me. As maybe on a sub conscious level I knew there was deep work to be done. In that moment I hesitated and then thought why not just see what its all about. That moment really did change me and change my life.

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The class was held by the very talented Lucy North there were about twelve people in the class and we all looked a little nervous as to what was about to unfold in the next hour.

Lucy held space beautifully for us all without going into to the full detail of the class as every persons experience with breathwork is very unique to them.

What I will say is that after about fifteen minuets of the guided breathwork I connected to a part of me I had long ago abandoned I went back to an experience and a time in my life that was particularly difficult for me that I hadn't healed properly. I hadn't fully processed this time although I though I had, mentally, emotionally the energy was still hanging around, causing blockages in my body and this energy needed releasing. The experience was extremely profound and healing for me. It had a profound effect on me and the way I started to view how healing ourselves is possible just through our breath.

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I always say you will never forget your first breathwork experience for many reasons, mainly linked to the fact that you are doing the healing yourself you are able to connect to your own power and your own internal recourses to heal. Being able to feel how powerful your own body is and to connect to emotions and energy you need to feel to be able to release and heal it one of the most transformational experiences a human can experience. 

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I knew right then after that first experience that breathwork would be a huge part of my future and not just with my own healing journey I knew I had to share this practice with others to help them help themselves and tap into their own internal source of power and inner wisdom.

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