Whether you would like to build a shorter, daily breathing practice or take a deep dive into your healing through a transformational breath session, coming into relationship with your breath will radically enhance your life. Your breath is your first alert system. When we are stressed, our breath becomes more shallow. When we are relaxed our breath deepens. If you watch it closely, you will see that your breath is always giving you a message about how you are feeling and what you are experiencing.
By coming to know your breath, you can observe how it responds to thoughts, emotions, and stimulus from both your inner + outer environments.
By understanding the basics of how to work with your breath, you can learn ways to use it to become unstuck and to create more flow in your life. Harnessing the power of your breath, you will see deeper therapeutic work. Some of the benefits of pairing nervous system regulation with therapy are:
Regulation of Emotions: Breathwork techniques can help individuals regulate their emotions, making it easier to engage in discussions during therapy. By calming the nervous system, clients may feel more grounded and open to exploring difficult topics.
Increased Mindfulness: Breathwork promotes mindfulness, allowing clients to become more present in the moment. This heightened awareness can enhance the therapeutic process, as clients may be better able to identify and articulate their thoughts and feelings. When we are mindful and embodied we are able to put into words our felt experiences.
Stress Reduction: Engaging in breathwork can reduce stress and anxiety, which may create a more conducive environment for therapy. When clients are less anxious, they may find it easier to communicate and process their experiences. Often times in therapy we get blocked from pursuing deeper healing because our breathing hijacks our system. If we learn to breath in a way that is healing to our body, we will experience less stress in recalling stressful events and stories.
Accessing Deeper States of Consciousness: Breathwork can facilitate access to deeper emotional states, helping clients uncover underlying issues that may not surface through talk alone. This can lead to more profound insights and breakthroughs during therapy sessions.
Physical Connection: Breathwork emphasizes the connection between the mind and body. By incorporating breath awareness, clients can become more attuned to physical sensations and how they relate to their emotional experiences, enriching the therapeutic dialogue.
Integrating breathwork into talk therapy can enhance the effectiveness of the therapeutic process by fostering emotional regulation, mindfulness, and deeper self-exploration.
If you are finding yourself in a plateau in your therapy or are wanting to facilitate movement towards deeper healing, schedule with Sabrina Joy, our Nervous System Regulation Specialist. Working with Sabrina will help you get connected to your body, manage your stress and emotions with greater ease and promote more healing and more freedom in your life.