"The Autumn Equinox marks the transition from Summer to Fall when the amount of light in our day changes. Animals and everything in the natural world take their cue and begin to prepare for a long winter sleep. During this time, we are invited to ignite the light within to help illuminate our way through longer nights."
As the natural world around us prepares to let go, the invitation for us to release what is no longer in alignment, is supported too.
We will be using an active Breathwork meditation technique to help facilitate physical, emotional, mental, release in a supportive group environment. Through full rhythmic breathing, the conscious mind can relax (let go), allowing us to tune into our subconscious programming and intuitive wisdom to help heal stress and traumas that have made a home in our bodies.
Scientific studies tracking the effects on modalities such as conscious connected Breathwork, show great potential to treat highly prevalent mental health disorders like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Altered states of consciousness that may be evoked by breathwork were comparable to those produced by psychedelics, and their depth predicted psychological and physiological follow-on effects, including improved well-being and a reduction of depressive symptoms’.
Group Breathwork is for you if:
- You have tried many other healing modalities (passive healing) to help ease pain and suffering and find they are only temporary relief;
- You are ready to deepen your relationship to self and take responsibility for your wellbeing and practice with a self-healing technique;
- You don’t need a high-level of support and want to connect with like minded community;
- You want to become more aware on how patterns of anxiety, chronic pain, depression, addictions are here to help guide you into the spaces in yourself that are wanting to be seen and loved;
- You are willing to show up for yourself and do the work it takes to liberate yourself from codependent toxic behaviors and relationships that lead to more suffering.
YOUR BREATHWORK TEACHER
Krista is here to help you connect more deeply to your heart through the power of your breath. She is a lifelong student and certified facilitator of Breathwork, an active self-healing technique that has changed her life and the lives of many of her students. Krista has mentored under Erin Telford and David Elliot in New York and LA and continues to be a student of this work. This practice is an effective way to bring greater awareness to our limiting beliefs and emotional/mental blocks and build one’s ability to see the potential beyond the ‘stories’. Breathwork enables us to nourish a stronger relationship with our most confident, intuitive selves and live in greater accordance with nature. We all have the capacity to mend our spirit. With the proper tools, anything is possible.
Date: Saturday, September 21st, 2024
Time: 4pm-6pm
Location: Pure Yoga Centretown (359 Bank St)
Investment: $45 + HST
Please bring a yoga mat, water bottle, sacred crystals or stones for grounding, and wear layers to keep warm.
Pre-registration required. This workshop is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Disclaimer:
Breathwork can result in intense physical and emotional release. Therefore, it is not advised for persons with a history of cardiovascular disease, including angina or heart attack, high blood pressure, glaucoma, retinal detachment, osteoporosis, significant recent physical injuries or surgery.
Breathwork is not advised for persons with severe mental illness or seizure disorders or for persons using major medications. It is also unsuitable for anyone with a personal or family history of aneurysms. Pregnant women are advised against practicing Breathwork without first consulting and getting approval from their primary care physician. Persons with asthma should bring their inhaler and consult with their primary care physician.
This work is deeply experiential. It may involve intense and energetic emotional release. Breathwork work does not substitute for psychotherapy, but it can significantly deepen and enhance psychotherapy and other healing and personal-growth efforts.