ABOUT
THIS PRACTICE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AND BROUGHT PEACE TO AN OTHERWISE BUSY MIND.
ABOUT JEN.
I started practicing breathwork meditation in 2017, during a time in my life when I was facing anxiety, fear and uncertainty. I had been “meditating” for many years prior, but was never fully able to calm the unease I felt on a daily basis. My coping mechanism was work, and I threw myself into it completely, often neglecting myself and my loved ones in the process. I knew I needed help to bring myself out of the fog and therefore was in a constant state of self improvement - another coping mechanism driven by productivity - endless WORKING and DOING.
My first breathwork class is something that I will always remember, not just for the profound peace I felt, but because of the actual class itself.
The only meditation I knew, up until this day, was the arduous process of attempting to erase the thoughts that never stopped coming. It was not peaceful, it was not easy and it never left me feeling calm.
Breathwork, however, felt like something I could do without struggle, resulting in the deepest meditation I had ever experienced. The energy in the room was high, the music was loud and the teacher was speaking throughout so that we could hear her encouraging words over the music…this was something I could get used to. I felt I was able to take control and do something. But what I actually learned was to let go and let the breathing do the work.
Since then, after years of doing breathwork, each experience still feels like the first time, offering unique perspectives and intense peace during the ups and downs of life and the most challenging year to date. Using my own breath, I become aware of where things are stuck in my body - energy, emotions and negative thought patterns - so that I can acknowledge them and move them out, making new pathways for the positive to flow in.