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About Breathwork

Some of you might have already had some exposure through Pranayama or Wim Hof, for others it might be completely new.
But what mostly stands out, no matter which form of breathwork you’ve tried, is its benefits.

Just to name a few, through all different kinds of breathwork we:
- Improve our immune system
- Process stuck emotion or energy
- Sleep better
- Improve focus
- Strengthen our respiratory system
- Improve our mood

We breathe around 20.000 times per day, so you can imagine the impact a 1% improvement could have on your life.

But even thought “breathwork” is coming more and more popular it can mean many things which can make it hard to navigate.

So how to know what breathwork session to look for in London?

The easiest way to think about it is by splitting it into two categories:
- Functional Breathing
- Breath-work

Functional breathing sessions tend to be short exercises (5-20min.) with a focus on regulating our nervous system in the moment. Either relaxing us or giving us an energy boost. These type of breathing exercises tends to have a stronger focus on the physical effects on the body and the science behind it.
Examples would be the Wim Hof Method, Oxygen Advantage or Pranayama exercises.
These types of sessions are also more suitable for a corporate environment and can help with things like focus and productivity.

Breath-work, with an emphasis on the “work” part, refers more to a therapeutic process. These sessions tend to be longer (60min-120min) with an emphasis on the emotional body, working with any tensions you might experience in the body or stuck emotions. This can also include more somatic breathwork practices, including movement and bodywork. These sessions will often use terms like: Conscious Connected Breathing, Rebirthing and Transformational breathing.

Both can be practiced either in a one on one session with a facilitator or in a group setting. If you’re not sure about how to go about this here are some thing to consider for both.

Group sessions
The type of sessions that are offered to groups can wildly vary.
- Group size: Do you prefer small or larger groups? The size of the group and the space itself can have quite an impact on your experience. If you tend to feel comfortable in big groups, going for a larger group does offer additional element to the experience. However, it can also be overwhelming if the group is too big for you. More people also means more noises which can sometimes be quite triggering when you aren‘t used to this.

- Nr of facilitators: When it comes to functional breathing this isn’t as much of a factor though still to be taken into account, but when engaging with breath-work this is definitely something to consider. As a rule of thumb there should ideally be at least one practitioner for every 8 participants or even less. Breath-work can bring up a lot of (unexpected) feelings and emotions, so make sure the support is there if you’d need it. Safety is key.

- Session type: As mentioned there’s a vast variety in breathwork practices (check out Breathwork Techniques for more on this). If you’re feeling experimental, go nuts. But if it’s your first time keep a close eye on the type of language used in the event description, you’ll find pointers on a session being more “spiritual/transcendental”, down to earth or a combination.

One on One Somatic Breathwork
Breathwork and somatic therapy can be very effective and a powerful alternative route to insight or recovery. this may surprise, breathing is also a form of therapy, especially effective when combined with other somatic and talking therapies like Internal family Systems or Sensorimotor therapy.
By using the breath some of use get a little easier access to certain feelings and emotions which can lead to new insights or the processing of stuck tensions in the body. Alternatively, Breathing Coaching can be used to improve your breathing and overall quality of life - this would go into the more “functional” box. This can also help with anxiety, asthma and a number of chronic issues.

Some things to look out for and consider in deciding on a practitioner.
- Safety: the number one thing to consider. Does this person make me feel safe? Most practitioners will offer a free conversation, so I’d recommend using this to get a feeling for the person you’re working with.

- Experience: “Breathwork practitioner / facilitator / therapist” is not a protected title. Which means anyone can give themselves any of these details regardless of their training. So make sure you work with someone who has actually spend significant time studying breathwork and somatic practices, and has a relevant back ground.

- Availability: Working with the breath requires a certain consistency. if you want to makes some changes in your life it’s important to regularly “show up”. So make sure your practitioner actually has some regular availability and potentially can also work with you online.