How Breathwork Helped Me to Heal

I tried all of the treatments.
I went to all of the doctors.
I did all of the mindset work.

I had periods where I would feel better, just to crash again. It sent me on an emotional roller coaster full of frustration, anger, disappointment.

A year ago, I had a major crash. PTSD flared up big time, and I was a physical and emotional wreck. The pain was unbearable. I was too sick to leave my apartment for over 2 months. It was another rock bottom. It was one of the darkest times of my life.

Around the same time, I had a couple of breathwork sessions.

During the session, it was the first time I truly felt connected to my body. The first time I felt at home in my body. The first time I realized that I never felt safe in my body. The first time I felt powerful emotions in my body, waiting for such a long time to be acknowledged. The first time I felt an indescribable sense of peace and stillness.

And I had a powerful epiphany- that I haven’t been able to completely heal because of the major disconnection from my physical body.

Chronic pain and illness. Trauma. Programming that I should ignore my body and it’s needs in order to push through, get stuff done, and be productive. Beliefs that it wasn’t safe to be in my body because the emotions felt too overwhelming and out of control. My nervous system being in constant fight or flight mode.

All I knew was how to escape my body. How to numb myself the second things felt too intense. How to keep distracted and super busy so I wouldn’t have to deal with anything uncomfortable. How to live life on auto-pilot.

And my body responded with anxiety, nonstop fight or flight responses, nervous system activation.

I started doing more individual and group breathwork sessions. Each one brought more connection, more safety, more release. I started trusting my intuition even more. I became less anxious. I felt more calm and peaceful on a daily basis. I felt more aligned, more empowered, more ME.

I ended up becoming a certified breathwork facilitator.

Learning to truly be in my body, get out of my head, and feel all of the emotions coming up has not been easy. It’s been a process. But it’s what my body needed to heal on even deeper levels.

If you would like to book a breathwork session, you can do so here.