What is Breathwork?

Breathwork is a catch-all term for manipulating the breath. If you’ve ever intentionally held your breath or taken a long, slow, deep breath, you’ve done breathwork. I’m trained to facilitate active breathwork — an intentional, rhythmic breathing technique designed to support emotional release, heighten mental clarity, and support the physical body.

Some science — active breathwork limits oxygen flow by rinsing the body of CO2. Consequently, our brain temporarily gets 40% less blood flow. With limited resources, our prefrontal cortex hops offline, giving us space from our inner critic, our cyclical narrations, our rational protective minds, and our ego. But it’s something more, too. It guides us to other parts of ourselves — parts we’ve long buried. It opens up the void. It takes us home, unraveling our connection to Self and uncovering what we lost along the way.

Why Breathwork?

As someone who doesn’t love losing control (anyone with me here??) I was resistant to breathwork. It hovered in the corners of my consciousness as I pushed it away. Eventually, I softened into the practice and the practice softened me. As my fear melted, so too did my self-doubt. As I made space for release, clarity came knocking. As I released, I found more of myself.

While there are many vehicles for healing, active breathwork is a powerful, state-shifting practice. It creates the physiological capacity to move stuck energy, release tension, and unlock emotional blockages. As a therapist, I believe breathwork can be a nourishing standalone practice as well as a supplemental ritual to 1:1 therapy or other healing work.

Breathwork might be a good fit for you if…

• You feel an emotional undertow pulling against the current of your growth

• You're navigating a season of transition and Big change

• You sense there is an emotional blockage that’s holding you back

• You need a dose of clarity to accompany a decision

• Your nervous system is calling out for a reset

• You’re looking for a non-traditional container for emotional exploration

Research-backed benefits (peer-reviewed & scientifically validated):

• Increased nervous system regulation

• Reduced symptoms of anxiety/depression

• Improved cognitive function

• Decreased inflammatory markers

• Improved pain tolerance

• Enhanced immune function