What is Breathwork?
Pause Breathwork is using continual breath patterns as a way to heal, release and transform.
While breathwork can be used for short periods (integrative) throughout the day for relaxation and mental clarity, meditative breathwork is a longer journey, done lying down on a mat for transformation.
Most of us are on the “go go go”, living busy lives in this chaotic world becoming disconnected from our bodies and buried in feelings and emotions that we don’t know how to deal with or process. For many, it can be a norm to be constantly stressed, anxious, worried and overwhelmed.
We often end up using food, alcohol, television etc to numb out the feelings or distract ourselves.
The intention here is to create a safe space for you to be still and with yourself, to breathe and feel through. Using something as simple as your breath intentionally in a safe space, breathwork can be powerful and transformational.
Most common benefits of breathwork:
– Stress reduction & anxiety relief
– Connect with your emotions & change your response to them
– More energy & mental clarity
– Deepens connection to your body
– Release trauma that has been stuck in your system for years
– Better access to your intuition
1:1 Online Breathwork Session
Experience a 90-minute Meditative Breathwork session over Zoom. This is a journey beginning with a consultation, followed by grounding, guided breathwork with music and integrative tools to support you thereafter. Whether you seek release, rejuvenation, or relaxation, this session is tailored to your needs.
Book your session today.
Group session
Enquire to have a session with your partner, friends, family or colleagues.
Integrative sessions are also great to start the day at events/conferences.
Please email to enquire for group sessions whether in-person in Auckland, New Zealand or online.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to prepare for the session?
Wear comfortable, loose clothing.
Avoid heavy meals or drinks for 2 hours prior a meditative session so we don’t feel nauseous during the breathwork (lighter snacks, liquid may be fine).
Headphones (if required for virtual sessions), eye mask/eye covering (if required), a bottle of water and journal & pen would be handy.
If the session is online, please set up your space as comfortable and peaceful as you would like (maybe you like candles/incense/essential oils etc). You will need to lay down when you need to “breathe” (for a meditative session) so you can use a yoga mat or your bed. We don’t use a pillow under the head but you can use one under your knees if you have lower back issues.
I recommend not having any social events planned after the session, so you can go home and integrate what came up for you during the session. These sessions are powerful and can bring a lot of clarity.
I’ve never done breathwork before, is this for me?
Absolutely. You will be guided through the whole process.
How will I feel? I’m nervous…
As you breathe intentionally, you may experience emotional, physical or sensual effects. These are completely normal but not knowing could be scary. In terms of physical effects, you could experience tingling, shifts in temperature, shaking, visuals, ringing in the ears or tetany (this is involuntary muscle contraction eg. in hands, feet, parts of face which pass as you soften the breath). You may want to laugh, cry, scream and it is all welcome as we move through stuck emotions.
Each practice will be completely different for each person and you may not get any of these. While some breathwork experiences will be blissful and loving, others will be more intense.
Trust that whatever experience you’re meant to have will unfold.
Know that you are in complete control always.
Is breathwork suitable for me?
I work with clients 18 years and over.
If you have had or presently have any of the following conditions, please contact prior to booking:
– Pregnancy
– Angina/Cardiovascular disease/heart attack
– High blood pressure
– Glaucoma or retinal detachment
– Seizure disorders
– Recent injury or surgery or hospitalization
– Family history of aneurysms
– Frequent dizziness or vertigo
– History of panic attacks, psychosis, or disturbances
– Severe untreated mental illness
– Osteoporosis
– Any other conditions or conditions for which you take regular medications