This is a great topic that @Charlotte Nash brought up...let's explore: From a Nervous System Lens: Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant. It increases adrenaline and cortisol, raises heart rate, and shifts your body toward sympathetic activation (the “go” state). That means if you come into breathwork (especially down-regulating or nervous system repair practices) after a strong coffee, your baseline arousal is already elevated. So instead of dropping into calm, your system may: - Struggle to slow the breath or settle the mind - Feel jittery, anxious, or “stuck in the chest” - Interpret stillness as threat, not safety For gentle, restorative sessions (like extended exhales, functional nose breathing, or integrative practices), caffeine can make it harder for the body to enter ventral vagal states, the physiology of rest, safety, and connection. In Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB): During a CCB journey, we’re intentionally working with activation and release: opening energy and emotion through the body. Caffeine can amplify this activation, making sensations stronger and sometimes more erratic. It may: - Increase tingling, shaking, or dizziness - Shorten the breath cycle - Make it harder to stay connected to your body or surrender to the process For trauma-informed facilitation, this matters. Caffeine can push the system into hyperarousal instead of healthy expansion, increasing the likelihood of overwhelm or emotional flooding. That’s why in ReWild we often recommend arriving caffeine-free (or with only a small, early-in-the-day dose). We want your system available, not overstimulated. What Supports Regulation Instead: Before breathwork, try... - Warm water with lemon or herbal tea (chamomile, tulsi, or cacao husk) - Light movement or time outdoors to gently raise energy naturally - Slow nasal breathing for 3–5 minutes to ground before the session You’ll likely notice you drop in faster, feel safer in your body, and experience more clarity afterward.

I'm excited to announce the winners of our Trauma-Aware Functional Breathwork Certification! Because we received wayyyyy more entries than expected... we decided to gift 5 scholarships instead of 3.... soooooo join me in congratulating: ✨ Jessie Whelan ✨ Juan Cruz Anton Aguilar ✨ Brittany Sharp ✨ Aliénor Aimé ✨ Natalie Woodward I'm beyond grateful for this community and the energy you’re bringing into this space. This is just the beginning of what we’re creating together. Stay tuned, we have some beautiful practices, conversations, and surprises coming your way soon. Remember, this is where you can enroll in our functional course, and here's all the details on the certification. Now let’s give our winners some love in the comments below! 💛

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