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A story with sharing made possible by a life changing modality we all know as breathwork 🙌🏻 I am an incredible human being ❤️ The biggest accomplishment of the last few years of my life has been coming to actually believe it. Before that, I struggled to receive kind words and compliments about how people saw me and the work that I did. Whenever given a compliment, I would immediately deflect it back to the giver and tell them how amazing "they" were. I didn't realize the extent of my challenge until one day, a few friends sitting in a circle shared their reflections of me as a human being at the same time. I had never been showered in so much positive feedback before. All I could do was recoil. Receiving it was a massive challenge.I don't even know where it comes from. My parents and extended family showered me with love and acknowledgement throughout my childhood. But there's an imprint in there somewhere that didn't fully believe how incredible I am as a human and how worthy I am of adoration and love. Recognizing this pattern after all these years presented an incredible opportunity to work on it consciously. I'm sharing this story because I've worked with so many people who are running on this same old distorted and outdated narrative. Now, when I receive a compliment or praise, I use it as an opportunity to really soak it up and deeply receive it at a cellular level.I can honestly say that breaking this pattern has opened up the world to me in ways I could never have imagined. Abundance, prosperity, life purpose, adventure, and opportunities began pouring in from every direction. Now, I'm proud to say that the love I have for myself is in direct alignment with the love I'm so blessed to receive from so many ❤️ From personal experience, I firmly believe that loving ourselves fully is the key to unlocking all the richness that God and life have to offer. So yes, I AM INCREDIBLE & I AM WORTHY - and I'll spend the rest of my days helping as many people as I can to remember that they are too. Believe it. ❤️

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Margarita Florodimitri
Sherry Zamora
Nathaly Coualy
Wendy Ferri
Janina Klein
New comment 2h ago
  • 4 likes • 9d

    I can remember feeling shy of but then learning how easy it actually was to praise/compliment/ express admiration for others- but accepting it from others is a whole other process. So easy to make a joke and deflect! Thank you all for helping me to learn how xoxo

I'm curious where everyone is based in the world? I'm in Israel and was wondering if there are others from previous cohorts who are also here? I'd also love to know how people are bringing this work into their practices? Individual sessions, group sessions, online, face to face? I found myself getting overwhelmed at the possibilities and we aren't even there yet 😂

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Michelle Voytko
Joyce Harris
Neil Griffiths
Ilya Kuipers
Mike Carney
New comment 5h ago

Hey guys… it’s been a while since I was active here. I’m not sure exactly how this piece is gonna turn out, and it’s liable to be somewhat atypical to my previous posts. One of the generational traumas that I contend with is poverty, and it’s probably the only one that ever made me consider self-deletion. That isn’t the case now, but over the past 2 months, my finances and situations/decisions based on my finances have sparked an increasing degree of rage and self-loathing. I’ve spoken about my relocation from Chicago to Georgia and how it has been less than favorable. It was not only inspired by fear, but it led to a profuse downgrade in almost every aspect of my quality of life. If I was someone who could find a way to blame outside circumstances for the situation, I might be less enraged. But I know that this course of events was self-engineered, and dammit… it was well-crafted. Being able to see the ways I craft these problems is a gift, but it always is after the fact. And I try to be kind to myself, but in doing so, I feel like I pay for it with more conundrums. I feel like I should be happy with things on the horizon. I got accepted into the scholarship program for Breath Masters Certification. I’m supposed to be receiving a $30K CoVID tax credit. But in the same vein, I can’t pay my damn deposit for the Breath Masters Certification, and I’m constantly borrowing money just to obtain diabetes supplies. The IRS somehow fumbled my tax return processing, and all I can think is, “Bro, how in the hell did you gum it up this BAD?!” I gotta find a different way to do things. Maybe a completely fast from not only food, but social media and the normative world as a whole. Honestly I don’t know what to do but this… this ain’t it 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

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Anati Bloch
Enoch Abraham
Yvonne Wierenga
Aviva Belfer
Angie Andersen
New comment 9h ago
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    I can so relate @Enoch Abraham - especially to making a move and then realizing afterwards how ill considered it was. All I can say is that from my position as probably way older than you, you will be able to look back later and see how this horrible place you feel yourself to be STILL led you towards more love. Look at this community! You have great instincts if you are deepening this knowledge, and you are smart enough to reach out for support when you need it. This is HUGE. We’re here for you!! Xo

Revolutionaries! Random title to a post for sure 😂 But anyone ever heard of what the Plain Buffalo do when they see a storm coming? They turn and run. Not away from the storm, but directly into it. But why? The answer lies in their deep understanding of the situation. The buffalo know that outrunning the storm is impossible. They know that the fastest way to get through the storm is to face it head-on. If they run into it, they'll get through the worst of it the fastest. Last night's under-water ice swim was my storm. I have done plenty of ice baths before, but this was different. I saw a video of a lady who jumped into a little hole and didn't come out because she got swept away by the current and didn't have a rope. I had a rope, so I was confident I would be okay. However, if I said I wasn't a little intimidated, I'd be lying. It was pretty scary, especially at night. But I did it. The interest that's paid on facing our fears is iron-clad self-confidence and self-belief. Lean in. Take the leap. Be the plain buffalo.

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Aggelis Kosmos
Astrid Barney
Janina Klein
Linda Puder
Jessica Brace
New comment 19h ago
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    Totally awesome! My 5 year old made me play that for her three times- she wants to go down together. Baby buffalo!

Since reading James Nestor's book Breath, I've started paying more attention to the contractions in my body and I realised that many times when I do breathwork my chest doesn't expand so much. He says that breathing correctly through the nose or practising all kind of techniques won't help much if we don't have the lung capacity to hold the air. So I decided to follow a different approach to breathing and I started doing yoga and the Five Tibetan rites before I do my breathwork practice almost every day. Conclusions: 1. My breathing has become more fluid 2. My chest feels less contracted 3. Breathing is becoming effortless 4. I can hold the breath holds with more ease and enjoy their benefits So, I was wondering what other people in this beautiful community are doing to expand their lung capacity, breathe better and reap more benefits of this amazing tool we have. I would love to hear back from you so we can all inspire each other and grow together.

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Emile Verkerk
Alina Stoicescu
Margarita Florodimitri
Amber Fleming-Shon
Franky Descoteaux
New comment 20h ago
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    I’ve been doing the 5 rites as well. It’s like meeting an old friend again - don’t know why I stopped except that at one point my apartment was so small I was always running into things when I spun around. - before breathwork I stretch the fascia between pelvis and sternum by taking breaths specifically to loosen/ open the chest front to back, then side to side, then all the way from pubis to sternum. You can move your hands to frame the areas you are enlarging. @Alina Stoicescu

Hey everyone :-) Inspired by the post below for a great playlist, I wondered if anyone had any great book recommendations (breathwork, mindfulness etc)? I love reading, and excited to really get more understanding to help guide others :-)

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Amber Fleming-Shon
Neil Griffiths
Margarita Florodimitri
New comment 22h ago
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    Breath the new science of a lost art by James Nestor Really fun and informative

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    @Margarita Florodimitri I love autobiography of a yogi! Maybe I should read it again ( :

This is your entry point into a hyper-learning environment primed for maximum growth and transformation. You’ll find the tools, the techniques, and more than enough motivation to use breathwork to heal every part of your body and your life. The only thing I can’t do for you is breathe. What I can do is tell you to do this: - Do the 5 Day Breathwork Challenge - Sign up for a minimum of 1 deep dive Transformational Breathwork Journey/month - Do the Morning Breath Activation practice EVERY DAY - Hold each other accountable to show up as your best selves  - Support, motivate and inspire each other If we do the practices, if we commit to the shifts, if we build a strong community then we cannot fail to create a better world for ourselves and each other. Let’s get it! Brian

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Mona Bitar
Marina Savic
Rita Csontos
Neil Griffiths
Antonina Arguello
New comment 22h ago
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    Loving this work so much- any advice on self sabotage- journeys that address this?

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    Thanks @Alina Stoicescu ! I actually did the 5 trauma journey and was thinking I’d like to do it again- it was powerful stuff and I didn’t even listen to the correct recording!

Excellent community, I am hoping for some guidance on exhales. I feel I have some understanding of the values/ benefits of inhaling through the nose vs the mouth, but less when it comes to exhales. Does it matter? Why? Happy to hear what your experiences have been. Maybe this information is in one of the recordings but if so I missed it. Thank you!!

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Yvonne Wierenga
New comment 2d ago

We humans are fueled by incentive and reward. Do something good, feel good about it, rinse and repeat. This is how we’ll sculpt your nervous system so your thoughts and feelings become a source of strength and internal inspiration rather than a source of self-sabotage and suffering. Basically this: the more you put into this group the more you’ll get out. I’ve designed this ecosystem to reward you for doing the things you know you want to do. The more you do the practices, the more you engage in a positive manner, the more you show up, the more you will get rewarded. In this way we create a positive feedback loop which spirals you upwards to the place you want to be. The other awesome thing? If you’re short of cash but you’re playing full out, you’ll be able to earn the points to access the full 9D Breathwork Community. If that’s not your jam and you just want access to my Premium stuff right away (cos there’s no time to waste and you’re on a fu**in' mission) - then go right ahead, click this link and follow the steps. Either way, we’re going to get you where you want to go. Enjoy the journey my friend. My team and I plus this community of game changers will be right there with you every step of the way. Brian

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Noah Long
Mona Bitar
Josh Masterson
Franky Descoteaux
Mike Carney
New comment 2d ago
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    Hi - I’ve really been loving the breathwork exercises I have learned through this group - but I’m only at level 3. I do interact with the community but I’m not sure how leveling up works. Also I’m interested in the 30 day challenge but I’m not sure where or how to sign up. Is this somewhere on the site? I would love to bring this into my work soon as I am already teaching Pilates and these methods dovetail wonderfully, so I’d also like more info on your certification program. Thanks so much!! Amber

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    Thank you @Alina Stoicescu . I do love the supportive and positive community here. Really cool!

Day 3 of Deep Belly Breathing (HB30) I became even more aware of how tight my diaphragm is as I have been overcoming the multiple sclerosis since 2011 and have been dealing with the phenomenon known as "the MS hug". Prior to this morning's session (Day 4) I performed a trigger point diaphragmatic release made everything go so much smoother. For a quick demo, check out the video I just made

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Amber Fleming-Shon
Franky Descoteaux
Kevin Smith
New comment 3d ago

Hi everyone, I know my question might seem weird. And I already know the answer to it but just want to double check. Is the down regulating breathing ok with cancer patients who are in late stage 4 of Adenocarcinoma which is an aggressive type in lungs? The patient is in deep pain all the time and I’m advising her to do down regulating simple techniques but she’s afraid that it might make the cells spread more. Can this really happen? Can breathing make cancer more aggressive? Thanks in advance.

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Emile Verkerk
Barbara Lanz
Amber Fleming-Shon
Franky Descoteaux
Hala Galal
New comment 4d ago
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    @Hala Galal thank you! That’s how I took it. It led me to lots of self care and positive body awareness. There’s lots left to work on but at this point I can see the ways in which it was a gift. Now it’s been many years for me, but she’s in the thick of it. I, for one, I tend to enjoy the good health I’ve been experiencing to the max ( :

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    @Franky Descoteaux great idea, I love that. We can work on it together and during the process she’ll get a chance to see her power. So thoughtful. Thank you!

"They" say we are what we eat, but wouldn't it also make sense that we are what we breathe. I'm sure that a breathwork journey out in nature would have a different effect than that same journey taken at a busy intersection. Studies have shown that our indoor air quality is sometimes worse than what we experience outside, yet most people do their breathwork inside. I'm awaiting the arrival of a negative ion generator, which should give me nature quality, mountain top air in the space where I do most of my breathwork and journeys. I'll keep you posted.

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Anati Bloch
Nikki Clifton
Emile Verkerk
Alina Stoicescu
Marion Dekindt
New comment 4d ago

Finally managed 2 minutes cold shower! I feel incredible. Thanks for inspiring me, buffalos! If I’m going to dive down that hole with my daughter I’ve got to start somewhere 😘

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Emile Verkerk
Alina Stoicescu
Amber Fleming-Shon
Franky Descoteaux
New comment 5d ago
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    Thank you @Alina Stoicescu and @Emile Verkerk I think it’s ok to start warm, then a little cooler- I let myself acclimate a bit before cranking it the rest of the way. I don’t think straight into the cold is within my reach quite yet! But you will feel so good afterward- a little breathwork, a little movement and a cold shower. Suddenly life seems very sparkly and manageable!

Good [appropriate time] friends, I have been enjoying the different modalities/methods of breath work that I have learned so far in this course. What is YOUR favorite? What situations/times of day do you utilize that method?

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Janelle Lynn
Kevin Smith
Amber Fleming-Shon
Prateek M
New comment 6d ago

I cannot get enough of this community and just want to post every day and communicate with all of you, all the time. :-) So I'll just continue to post my daydreams and questions here. I have heard Brian mention several times in several different places . . .a recommendation to do a journey once a week or once a month. But there's no mention of doing them TOO much. Is there a too much in your experience? I keep wanting to do them multiple times a week and just curious to hear your experiences. Ultimately I'll know when it's a yes and when it's a no, for myself. But currently I feel so addicted and want to do nothing but breathwork journeys all week long. :-D And part of me wonders if I'm overloading myself so I am curious to start a conversation on it with you all. Also . . watcha know about twitching? I've started to experience involuntary and somewhat uncontrollable twitching (mostly in my hips and legs) when I do journeys but also when I do meditations now. Essentially anything I have an intention of using for healing. I also experience this same twitching after orgasm which now I'm curious about because during the journey it feels like trauma release. Maybe it is after orgasm as well? A bit taboo perhaps but a journey feels pretty similar to epic and sacred sex to me. If anyone else wants to chime in on that, I'd love to hear that I'm not alone on this experience. I just assumed everyone else would feel that breathwork is as powerful as sex as well, but so far all the sharing I've done of breathwork with my friends and community - - while it is powerful, no one agrees that it's anything like sex. But to me that level of oneness reached in both is quite similar in essence. Anyone? Part of me doesn't want to post this as I'm new here and learning what is a welcome topic of conversation. :-D

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Michelle Voytko
Timo Huber
Amber Fleming-Shon
Claire Cote
Paulo Silva
New comment 8d ago
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    @Monica Benedetto hi I’m just seeing this- do you know anything about TRE - ? It’s a trauma release method. During a Tre session you shake and twitch- it usually starts with the hips/legs and then travels around your body. I’m wondering if this relates?!

What are your favourite books on Breathing and what were the Key insight?

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Erin Forbes
Niko Hallemans
Jenny Faulkner
Chris Hardisty
Amber Fleming-Shon
New comment 19d ago
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    @Niko Hallemans really enjoying this book - reading it now

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    @Chris Hardisty I knew he had developed his method based on observations of cats- I didn’t realize they were Manx cats! So cool! Not so cool interning him but at least it was the catalyst for this amazing technique. Thanks for sharing!

Hello Breath Magicians 💞 I'd like to share with you my first PS journey of ACCEPTANCE. I enjoyed creating it, basing the path to healing on the four noble truths (a major concept in Buddhism). It's short and works great before bedtime or just for calming down the bananas hungry monkey 🐒 in our heads 😁 Love the support emanating here, thank you all for your presence 🙏 https://youtu.be/nC7t9cHvgtA

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Andres Castellano
Emile Verkerk
Alexandra Schulz
Amber Fleming-Shon
Anati Bloch
New comment 20d ago

If one is feeling a little congested should one mouth tape anyway? I feel as though I haven’t gotten sicker because I’m not mouth breathing at night but I don’t want to suffer for lack of air. Does anyone have experience with this?

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Erin Forbes
Amber Fleming-Shon
New comment 20d ago

@Brian Kelly Hi Brian and lovely extended breathwork family, I have been practicing breathworks for almost 2 months now and have covered 30 day module and repeat one of the sessions everyday. While am still able to do hold on inhale for advised timeline in respective module, am really struggling to hold on exhale beyond 10-15 second, at best 20 second post which really really get distressed so have to come out. For remaining hold time, I do another exhale and hold to ensure to finish complete hold time (Don't know if this is advised). Infact, as practise is moving forward, breath-hold time on exhale is coming down while I feel am going deep in breaths during the sessions. What has been your experience, similar? Anything to worry or any pointers which I might not be doing something correctly. Look forward to your respective feedbacks.

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Prateek M
Cindy Howard
Amber Fleming-Shon
New comment 26d ago
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    I experience a similar challenge. Hopefully someone more experienced will weigh in

Breathwork Revolutionaries! ✊ I decided this morning instead of making this journey only accessible when y'all get to a certain level, it would be more fun to just gift it all to you guys as a way of saying thank you for being a part of this epic community ❤️ There's just one catch... To keep it fair to everyone who pre-paid and to all my private member's in my Level Up Community - I've gotta pull it down on Friday 🙅🏼 So, here's what you need to do. Click the link below to watch the intro ONLY from the live recorded session... https://breathewithbrian.wistia.com/medias/4mvttexwwm Once the intro is finished, jump over to the 9D at the link below. Make sure to use headphones 🎧 to experience the full audio effect. https://breathewithbrian.wistia.com/medias/2gelw5hdm3 WARNING: This is an incredibly intense experience. It will rock your fu**ing worlds, so start out nice and slow and build into it 🙌🏻 Once you're done, give yourselves a pat on the back for surviving the deep dive and when your fingers work again drop your comments/feedback here into this thread. Happy Valentine's Day & Happy Healing ❤️‍🩹 -Brian

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Diana Gero de Munnik
Mona Bitar
Steve Rogers
Emile Verkerk
Taz Street
New comment Feb 23
  • 2 likes • Feb 16

    Oh whoops I just realized that I did the whole thing as the live session. It was still totally rad, though. Should I do it again with the other link?

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    Yes I’m definitely going to let this sink in for a few days. But then maybe check out the other because wow ( ;

It really works. I purchased some medical tape on the advice of @Brian Kelly and attached it to my face as in the attached photo. Woke up after 7 hours sleep feeling really refreshed. I guess I was a closet sleep mouth breather. (I breathe through my nose during the day). I will continue to do this faithfully for the coming month to train myself that it is nose only while sleeping.👃

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Julien Fatisson
Coco Achinger
Britta Dewit
Krystal Jackson
Emile Verkerk
New comment Feb 23
  • 5 likes • Feb 17

    Amazingly effective I agree. I’m so much less dehydrated and just sleep better. I started wearing a sleep eye mask this summer and that instantly relaxes me- the mouth tape is a new awesome addition. Now I just have to perfect lying supine like a vampire instead of twisted into a crazy pretzel.

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