Why breathwork?

Breathwork is a helpful practice for individuals wanting to relax their body's systems, increase their feelings of calm, and take an active role in containing troubling emotions and sensations. We all have a way we like to breath, a way that for us is relaxing. We all have a natural breath, meaning our normal way of breathing when we're not focusing on it particularly. When finding a relaxing breath with clients, I offer visualisations to accompany the practice. I use visualisation that help direct breath in terms of timing, and that harness our imagination to increase focus. Some examples of visuations which I frequently offer are: a balloon inflating and deflating, a baby's tummy rising and falling, a cave filling with rushing water and emptying, and a lotus flower opening and closing.

Try one of these visualisations, and notice what happens to your breath as you sync to the image in your mind's eye.