How Performance Anxiety Showed Up Everywhere
Before I understood how breath responds to stress, I thought something was wrong with me.
Nearly two decades ago,I was on stage auditioning for the Pussycat Dolls show.I’d rehearsed.I knew the song.
But when the lights came on and the music hit, my m...
You don’t eliminate the pattern… You learn to play it like an instrument.
This past weekend, Shane and I had the opportunity to run a breathwork session for a group of about 40 veterinarians.
They were gathered for business coaching... and breathwork wasn’t something they expected. (Let’s just ...
A Breathwork Mistake That Changed My Life
When I first discovered breathwork, it felt like I’d found a lifeline.As a new mom running a business and juggling life’s chaos…Stress was constant and often overwhelming.Â
Techniques like circular breathing (think Wim Hof or rebirthing)...Gave me a way...
The Wake-Up Call That Changed The Way I Breathe… and TeachÂ
Before I understood how my breath behaved under stress,I thought I was managing just fine.
I’d tense up, brace myself, and push through.But my breath?It was stuck.I was controlling it without realizing that I was overriding my body’s n...
The Missing Link Between Knowing How to Feel Better… and Actually Feeling BetterÂ
About eleven years ago, I hit a strange kind of wall.
I was deep in the world of self-development…I’d taken the seminars, read the books, done all the “work.”By all accounts, I should have been in a better place.
...
Small Shifts. Big Relief.
Working one-to-one with clients is some of the most rewarding work we’ve ever done.
There’s something powerful about creating a space where someone isn’t just practicing a technique... they’re discovering something about themselves.
Sometimes that discovery sparks a bi...
When "Good" Breathing Makes Things Worse
This week in our Facilitator Workroom, we worked with a client whose intake questionnaire revealed a clear pattern around emotional stress.
As we explored her breathing together, she began to notice how her body responded when she felt overwhelmed.Â
I as...
When "Good" Breathing Makes Things Worse
At the end of one of our group sessions, a participant came up to us visibly shaken.Â
During the breathwork session, she’d experienced what felt like a panic attack... tight chest, racing thoughts, overwhelm. She told us afterward that she doesn’t typica...
When Personal Practice Comes First
When we first started exploring breathwork, I wasn’t ready to facilitate for others. At that time, with young children at home, my priority was my own practice and my own health… both physically and mentally.
Shane and I practiced two to four times a week, any...
From One-Person Classess to a Thriving Business
When we first started running breathwork sessions, I’d already been practicing for a couple of years and felt confident in the work itself.Â
What I didn’t feel confident in was knowing what to do when.When someone was having a big experience…Do I ...
