OVERVIEW OF NEUROSOMATIC INTEGRATIVE REPATTERNING:

What to Know About Breathwork

Breathwork utilizes accelerated breathing, evocative music, and energy-releasing bodywork to assist us in repatterning our nervous system and energy bodies in an expanded state of consciousness. With one’s intrinsic wisdom guiding the process, healing takes place through the full experience of what’s emerging and the release of what’s no longer needed.  This allows us to better experience and integrate these deeper parts of self in our effort toward wholeness.  

The types of experiences we can have in a breathwork session span a broad spectrum and are guided by the Inner Healer that is present in each of us; the aspect of self that consistently attempts to move us toward healing and wholeness.  When the psyche feels safe enough, it will bring forward whatever unresolved issues are needed for healing. Integrative Holotropic Breathwork provides a setting for you to utilize the healing potential of expanded states of consciousness in a way that allows for sustainable change. 

History

This process integrates elements from Holotropic Breathwork, Integrative Breathwork, and Yoga Science. Holotropic Breathwork™, developed by Stanislav Grof, M.D., and Christina Grof, Ph.D., is a self-exploratory method based on modern consciousness research, enabling access to perinatal, biographical, and spiritual domains of the unconscious for healing emotional and psychosomatic disorders. Integrative Breathwork™, created by Jacquelyn Small after years of collaboration with Dr. Grof, builds on these principles by incorporating group processing for deeper psychospiritual reflection and healing.

Benefits

Holotropic breathwork offers numerous benefits for mental and physical well-being. By engaging in deep, controlled breathing patterns, participants can access altered states of consciousness, facilitating the release of repressed emotions and unresolved psychological conflicts. This process can reduce stress, anxiety, and trauma symptoms, while promoting inner peace, emotional resilience, and enhanced self-awareness. Additionally, it can improve mood, creativity, and a sense of spiritual connection. Practiced under the guidance of a trained facilitator, holotropic breathwork is a safe and powerful tool for personal transformation and holistic healing.

Components of Breathwork

Breath

In this practice, the breath is the vehicle that moves you into an expanded state of consciousness.  There is not a specific technique as you often find in yogic and breathwork practices, but simply a deeper faster breath without pauses in between the inhale and exhale.  This circular breathing helps oxygenate the body and allows you to bypass the ego state and move into your personal inner journey.

Music

Loud evocative music accompanies the breath and is designed to assist your journey into the inner world. The vibrational frequencies of the music work with the natural vibrations of the physical body and move you through various levels of inner consciousness.   The music enhances your ability to connect internally with the energy of the issues that need healing.

Somatic Release

In this breathwork process, you are first guided through specific somatic movements that help open and prepare the nervous system and muscle groups for the journey.  During the journey, you are assisted by facilitators in approaches that support nervous system release and stress response completion.  At the end of the journey, you are guided through specific grounding movements that promote regulation and restoration in the nervous system.

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