Mental Health with Breathwork

Your mind is always doing stuff – noticing sensations, thinking, keeping your body going and helping you to navigate the world. Sometimes our mind sends us in a direction or creates a feeling that we wish wasn’t happening. In order to help the mind and body readjust to a more desired state, we need to

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Coherent or Resonance Breathing

Coherent or Resonance Breathing You have many internal rhythms. Rhythms exist all over your body. You heart beats with a certain pattern. You breathe a certain way and muscles often move with a rhythm. Your stomach and intestines pulsate to digest your food. Your spinal and cerebral fluids flow. Inside your body, many systems move

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Interoception

Interoception – Your Body Sensing Sense How do you know when to go to the bathroom?  When to eat?  When to drink? When to go to bed?  When to breathe?  How do you know when you’re upset?  How do you know when you feel safe?  Your body senses what’s happening inside you and sends a

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Yawning

Why do we yawn? Why is yawning so contagious?  What causes our body to yawn?  I’ve been taught that yawning is your body’s attempt to rebalance your oxygen & carbon dioxide levels in your blood.  In other words, if you hadn’t been breathing efficiently, you’ll body will want to reset by taking a yawn. And

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Breathing & Female Hormones

Hormones and your nervous system affect your breathing.  Your breathing pattern is a result of your life history and your body’s current emotional and physiological condition.  When we need to be alert and active, our breathing pattern is a little quicker.  When we’re at peace and relaxed, our breathing pattern is a little lighter, softer,

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Breathing & Emotions

Your emotions are a physiological response in your nervous system. Your breath influences your nervous system.  Your nervous system influences your breath. Our breath is an incredible tool for our conscious body to communicate with our unconscious body. By observing our breath, we can become more aware of our emotions and how we feel. By

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How should we breathe?

Is there an optimal way to breathe when you’re relaxed, feeling safe, and at rest? Yes. Our breath is determined by our energy output, emotional state, nervous system, posture, blood biochemistry, and our past breathing patterns or life experiences. There are many ways to breathe and survive; the body is incredibly adaptable and robust. Your

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