Should You Do Breathwork When You’re Sick? This is a question I get asked regularly, and it’s a smart one to consider. Here’s my guidance: When to Definitely Skip Don’t do breathwork if you: Have a fever Are feeling significantly unwell or fatigued Are still in the acute phase of illness Are struggling with energy … Read more
The Value of Having Support During Breathwork: What Beginners Need to Know Breathwork is a powerful practice. In my 24 years of facilitating sessions and training others to do the same, I’ve witnessed countless profound transformations. I’ve also seen why having proper support during breathwork sessions—especially as a beginner—isn’t just helpful, in some cases, it’s … Read more
Exactly What You Need to Face One of the most radical principles of breathwork—and life itself—is this: whatever is happening in the moment is exactly what you need to face. As Stan Grof says: “[Expanded] states of consciousness engage something like an ‘inner radar,’ bringing into consciousness automatically the contents from the unconscious that have … Read more
The Meeting Point of Nondirective Breathwork and Mindfulness At first glance, nondirective breathwork and mindfulness might appear to belong to different traditions. Breathwork can seem active, embodied, and sometimes intense, while mindfulness is often imagined as still, quiet, and contemplative. Yet at their core, both practices share a deep kinship: each invites us into direct … Read more
There’s a saying in breathwork that you’ll hear over and over: Trust the Process. And most of the time, that’s exactly what we need… a reminder to keep Trusting that there’s a deeper wisdom at play in the unfolding of our breathwork process. The best thing we can do is lean back into the breath, … Read more