Breathing in Nature

  For the last 3 months breathwork has become a big part of my life. As part of my 400hr breathwork course one of the requirements is to practise a daily 5 minute breathwork as well as a weekly 30 minute conscious connected breathwork. I have practiced the daily breathwork while out for walks, driving the car, shopping in the town or supermarket, lying on the sofa, relaxing in the bath and on a couple of occasions while trying to escape racing anxiety at night, and often as I’m drifting off to sleep.   The breathwork techniques I’ve focused on have been those used for relaxation practises. (There are other types of breathwork which can help to energise and stimulate you too). For me, I wanted to explore ways of bringing the body back into balance and regulate the ‘fight or flight response’ we feel when we’re stressed, using the breath as an anchor to help us to feel safe. This is particularly helpful if we’re feeling a bit ‘up a height’ during the day or experiencing sle...

My Journey into Breathwork.... How did I get here? From my early 20's I was interested in anything alternative and in some ways I guess I've not really changed. I grew up in a rural village with a close group of friends, one of them we lost and that had quite a big impact on my life at that point. I had some experiences soon after that made me sure that there is an afterlife and other worlds alongside this one. I traveled around the world a lot in my late teens and early 20's, went to a lot of festivals where I met and connected with people of all walks of life. I connected with nature deeply, spending lots of time camping, going on hikes. I was aware of energies, and other parts of ourselves that go beyond physical, emotional and mental.               I studied Permaculture at an Eco-village in Croatia in 2010 and learnt about Climate Change. I had some amazing intuitive experiences from just being with an amazing group of peo...