We take 670 million breaths over our lifetime.
It is the quality of each these breaths that influence the quality of our life.
Rewiring the Brain Through the Breath
When we practice this type of breathwork, we are actively shifting our internal physiology which can open your mind to new states of consciousness. By changing the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide, we can trigger a cascade of neurobiological effects that temporarily changes the brain’s usual patterns.
The Experience of "Wholeness" | During a session, blood flow shifts in the regions of your brain that manage "interoception," or how you sense your own body.
The Feeling: This shift produces a state often experienced as blissful unity and spiritual insight. It is that powerful experience where the boundary between "you" and the world seems to soften, replaced by a deep sense of belonging and peace.
The Emotional Processors | While most of the brain sees a reduction in blood flow, activity specifically increases in the amygdala (your emotion center) and the hippocampus (your memory center).
The Feeling: This creates a unique opportunity for the brain to confront and "reprocess" emotional memories without the usual interference from our thinking mind. Similar to the results seen in psychedelic-assisted therapy, this allows you to revisit old memories and release stuck emotional energy from a place of safety and peace.
The Stress Reset | Breathwork can create a form of hormetic stress—a brief, controlled challenge that makes the whole body more resilient.
The Feeling: You may experience temporary sensations like tingling or cramping as your blood chemistry shifts. Research shows a significant decrease in negative emotions like fear and anxiety immediately following a session.
How It Works (The Science)
I use a specific, active breathing technique called Conscious Connected Breathwork. In this practice, we take two inhales —one into the belly, a second into the chest and then follow it with a relaxed exhale. By following this rhythmic pattern to music you can immediately influence your nervous system and blood chemistry.
Many people live in a state of "disordered breathing"—high, fast, and shallow. This keeps us stuck in a stress loop. Breathwork practices can bring equilibrium back to the system by intentionally activating both branches of your autonomic nervous system:
The Gas Pedal: The inhales activate your sympathetic nervous system. This is the energy required for action and the reason we often feel charged or overstimulated.
The Brake: The exhale activates your parasympathetic nervous system, allowing your body to rest and recover.
By cycling the breath and nervous system in this way (gas & brake) you start to discharge accumulated tension (imagine a spring that’s been tightened over a lifetime). This process retrains the nervous system to respond to life with greater flexibility and thought rather than instant reaction.
What It Looks Like in Action
This practice can look different every single session but you might notice the following:
Releasing what feels stuck : You might feel a physical softening in your chest, belly, neck, hands or jaw (common areas where we hold tension)
Quieting the Noise: That constant mental chatter and self-critical interruptions take a backseat, creating a sense of internal spaciousness and and love.
A Reset: Many find access a deeper inner wisdom and creative sparks. Others just experience profound peace and comfort.
This practice is safe for most people and incredibly powerful. Unlike some related psychedelic modalities, you remain in the driver’s seat the entire time, able to dial the intensity up or down based on what you need in the moment.
A Note on Safety
Because this work can be physically and emotionally intense, it is not recommended for those who are pregnant or have certain conditions like epilepsy, severe high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease, schizophrenia, unmedicated bipolar disorder, or history of significant trauma or PTSD.