Good morning beautiful ones. I am reaching out for support. Some days living with cptsd kicks my a**. I find myself in a self-saboatge shame cycle again and this one has been a doozy. Full of overwhelm, avoidance, self-deprecating self talk, binge eating and spending money recklessly. Laying on the couch doom scrolling. Ugh. I feel shame around not leading a single journey thus far. I did some Journaling this morning and my shame is wrapped around success, that's all that mattered to my ex. If I didn't succeed at something, and I never did in his eyes, I wasnt good enough, smart enough, worthy enough, deserving of anything. I wasn't wife enough or mother enough. I'd never get it right and I'd just mess things up for him to have to fix. Better of just staying in the background as a pretty little thing. Just a trophy wife. More that 20 years of manipulation, control, gaslighting, abuse. That's the garbage that still runs through my head nearly 10 years later. I'm free now but I'm not. I am so afraid of not succeeding. That fear becomes paralyzing. I numb out, that became my befault survival mechanism. Even though I'm in a safe, loving and supportive marriage now my brain doesn't always believe it. Ive been working on healing my mind, making better connections and associations for my mind. I know what I need to do but I can't get my mind, body and emotions together to do it. To that end I am asking for recommendations on journeys to help get me up and over this bump in the road. I haven't done a journey in a couple weeks and I definitely feel the difference. Maybe I need to revisit a journey I've already done? I overthink everything so help me keep it simple! I know I can't effectively use the medicine of breathwork to help others if I don't use it first to help myself. Thank you all for being the amazing human beings you are. ❤️

How much passion how much intensity and strength. I noticed in childhood rejection an ability to find everyone better than me and a need to want to be accepted that I carried to this day. I hope now to compare myself only with myself, not wait to be accepted. I have on my side myself all the love possible and available. Speechless. Gratitude 4 new life......

#Dec 5, 2022 Kundalini Awakening Journey with Reece Hi, I'm new at breathworks and on this site. Yesterday when I came in and clicked here and there I came across this journey. I calculated I would just be able to finish it before I had to get my son from school. It was a definite deep dive in, for a first session 🤣. I enjoyed it immensely though. So, I'm even more curious to see what the rest is like. For any incoming newbees, it would be handy to mention it's wise to not plan anything after for a while, as I was more floating than walking to that school 😎. Wonderful feeling though. Keep it up!

If your starting March 27th I’ve created a WhatsApp study group. Feel free to join. But please remain active here and on FB. Here’s the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/FD4ESdxuoed2ALTKsj7zdo

#Dec 5, 2022 Kundalini Awakening Journey with Reece It was an intense & profound journey. Loved the music and also to experience Reece's own guiding style. Thanks for the journey Reece! <3

Before I get into the topic of my video, I want to shout out @Yara Randa ⁣for inspiring me to talk about this topic. This video will cover self-resistance isometrics and how it can help readjust and invigorate the nervous system so that you can dissipate stress, anxiety, lethargy, and any other non-beneficial state you might be experiencing. While the basis of the technique places emphasis on muscle contraction, this particular approach places heavy emphasis careful implementation of conscious breathwork. Self-resistance isometrics involve using one's own body to generate maximum muscle tension over 1 or several different muscle groups. The most sought after result is massive improvement to one's physical strength. However, the process allows for a number of supplemental benefits to arise. First, to perform this type of technique you have to concentrate intensely on the activity you perform. In addition, these type of contractions generate and facilitate massive amounts of nervous system energy during to exercise. As a result, this technique creates a number of changes in the practitioner. First, it strengths the mind-body connection and helps enhance concentration, focus, and control over normatively autonomic bodily systems. Second, it strengthens, activates, and energizes the nervous system. Because of the effect on nervous system energy, self-resistance isometrics can redirect energy away from physiological processes that foster non-beneficial states of being. In addition, this energy transmutes the nervous energy from fostering undesirable or detrimental emotional and mental states into power to enhance your well-being. In the video below, I'm going to outline the exact method for implementing this technique and how the breath plays a role in the effectiveness of the technique. This video was uploaded to YouTube instead of directly to this platform because the video size was above the the 100 MB limit 😆😆😆

Hey beautiful people, I just found this very detailed podcast of my hero Andrew Huberman (Neurobiologist at Stanford School of Medicine), which is bringing more deep knowledge and scientific studies about breathing, including some more tricks and techniques to use in different situations. It is definitely worth the 2 hours listening! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4m_PdFbu-s&t=766s

Hey Friends! Found an easy way to write scripts through chat GPT ( if you’re not familiar with it it’s an ai website where you can ask it anything and it will reply with a detailed answer. The script could be anything from stress& anxiety to getting in touch with feminine energy to inner child healing and the list goes on. You just have to ask and it will reply with all the infos needed. https://chat.openai.com/chat#

I came across an interview with Bruce Lipton on YouTube. He talks about theta brain waves and the first 7 years of a child's life. Also speaks about the conscious and the subconscious. Here is the link if you are interested. https://youtu.be/GjcuD_Y9w9U

What’s up savage saints & spiritual hustlers! Since we are all connected in here and either practicing breathwork and or guiding journeys let’s do this thing together… Let’s build the worlds most EPIC PLAYLIST Drop in the comments below a Spotify link to YOUR BEST SONG the one that gets you and moves you every time or something you have heard in the last few weeks or months? 3,2,1….Go 🚀🚀🚀 I can’t wait to hear all your songs 🤍💫 I’ve started putting songs in to a Breathwork Revolution Collection https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ttueT9YHRbeRqqqSj1nLa?si=ZOxtIM_uShKP45WvG1R9nA

Hey guys I’m reading the unteathered soul atm and I couldn’t reccomend it enough! Really amazing way to explain the mind and it’s imprisonments is has on your reality if you allow it. Anyone else read this book? If so anyone got any book recommendations in this genre ? Thank you 🙏

Looking into crafting my own tracks, I asked a question regarding which software is recommended by folks. That got me to thinking about how to navigate around Intellectual Property without falling afoul of Copyright.

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

Hey there breathing tribe 🌿 I am coming back to one of my later posts - >> I have some friends who are eight now undergoing Chemo therapy and where approaching me with the question if Breathwork could be supportive, ... << .. and some of you where interested in the theme: I found an interesting study and want to share it here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353818/ The findings in brief: ..."The repeated-measures analyses demonstrated that any increase in pranayamadose, with dose measured in the number of hours practiced in class or at home, resulted in improved symptom and quality-of-life scores. Several of these associations—sleep disturbance (p=0.04), anxiety (p=0.04), and mental quality of life (p=0.05)—reached or approached statistical significance."... Techniques trained: "...The first breathing practice was a breath observation technique. In this exercise, participants focused on their natural breath with the goal of maintaining continuity of awareness. The second technique was a form of ujjayi breathing. The instruction in this breath focused on abdominal breathing, slow deep rhythmic inhalation and exhalation, extended exhalation, and expanding the lungs (upper and lower). A partially closed glottis was used to facilitate this practice. The third technique was a forced abdominal exhalation, kapalabhati pranayama. In this technique, the participant was instructed to inhale gently, retain briefly, and then exhale forcefully. The duration and intensity of this instruction was tailored to the individual strength of the patient. The final breathing technique was alternate nostril breathing, nadi shodhana. This technique involved moving air through alternate nostrils by placing the fingers in a hand position called a mudra."... Have a wonderful Sunday my friends. Love Coco

I just finished reading the book "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art" by James Nestor. It was on Brian's reading list I think in week 2 of the current cohort. It's fantastic. One of the reviews on the book jacket says "It will change the way you breathe". This is so true!! Since reading it, I have become much more mindful of my breath. I discovered I have been a mouth breather, which I didn't think I was at the beginning of our course. I tried mouth taping and now do it every night. I have obstructive sleep apnea and have been using a CPAP device nightly for almost 3 years. After taping for a couple of nights with the CPAP, I decided to try not using it and just taping. I did that for about 10 days straight and felt like I was sleeping as well as I was with the CPAP. After reading deeper into the book and learning more about the value of CPAP's (I will take all the oxygen I can get), I am back to using the machine with taping. The difference now is I don't feel chained to the CPAP, which is huge for me, as I am a pretty free spirit. I now know I can go camping, on vacation or whatever and do well with just mouth taping. I feel like eventually taping and other practices the author (and Brian) recommends will heal the sleep apnea and help my sleep be deeper and more restorative. This work we are doing is so amazing - not only for others, but just as much for ourselves!💖💖💖

Head's up! I just got notified that a few last minute rooms opened up for James Nestor's, author of "Breath", retreat with Chuck McGeeIII in Costa Rica March 11-18. They will open up the rooms to the public tomorrow March 1st. If I could pull this off right now, I would in a heartbeat! It looks amazing. https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/retreat-march-2023-bonus

Watch and enjoy how Dr. Lipton sees our energy https://youtu.be/51CyZp6KSvk

I just finished this great book by Patrick McKeown that is recommended reading in the Breath Masters certification. I learned so much about increasing bolt scores, how to help clients that have respiratory issues and simulating high altitude training at low altitudes. And now I'm obsessed with breathe light to breathe right which is one of the exercises in the book. I already increased my bolt score significantly in 10 days (although it was descent to start with thanks to my freesiving practice). If you haven't read yet, I highly recommend. Also, if you're in the US and have a library card, you cna get access to all kinds of digital and audio books. I do a ton of reading this way. It helps to be a member of a major library system as they'll have more books so if you have access to a major market like LA, NY, SF, Boston or DC, that will really help.

Got my internets back - shady's back ... back again ~ - :"D So here are some of the most impactful resources I've been blessed with ; - Adrienne Rivera : Some of the first ways in which Brian reframed the trust by proxy notion , she is powerful and has a unique style and a wide array of offerings. - Reece's free 30 day challenge: I think we be past the halfway mark, but it is amazing work that is providing structure, rewiring amongst many goodies, you can get a whole lot out of it in two weeks and prepare for / see if you're resonating with / get front row seat to all his amazing subscriptions and offerings in the works (search instagram for Oxyg13n or Reece Strathearn and he'll hook you up) - Everything YogiLab; Free: - Vipassana Meditation Retreat (Monthly) : https://www.vipassanaonline.com/meditation-retreat - Support Group (With access to weekly Metta Monday Meditation ) : https://www.facebook.com/groups/768955377276604 - One Day Meditation Challenge (why I thought this post was delayed) : www.onedaymeditationchallenge.com Amazing Affordable offerings pretty sure you've glimpsed if you got MB30: - https://courses.yogilab.com/all-courses - A Soul Called Joel: His amazing 30 day meditation journey, his online community with weekly meditations , and any and all of his work https://www.asoulcalledjoel.com/offers/3vLtwp9F/checkout - A Free Tantric Reiki Academy (Not nearly as scary or sexual as it sounds from the outside) To Register kindly fill this form then drop me a message for next steps: https://forms.gle/Dx5beKJQLXgQnP9x8 I also have some real good instagram accounts to follow, ASMR and ASMR Reiki recommendations, and a couple (2) of wholesome entertainment options , but for the real reason this post was delayed and that deserves a post of it's own; BRIAN CREATED A SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIS CERTIFICATION PROCESS (nuff said - which is a testament to his work and generosity not what I want to say)

#Dec 5, 2022 Kundalini Awakening Journey with Reece

Some of you may already know this, but you can only use Spotify's fade out/fade in function on the app version, not the web version. So when you guide a journey, be sure to use the app.

This particular video is going to go over the concept of Muscle Armor/Fascial Tissue. We’re going to go over the role of fascia, how it responds to trauma, and how our breathing practices affect condensed Fascial trauma.

Hi lovely community, I've created a little video for you on the role of the pelvic floor in breathing as well as some exercises to asses pelvic floor function and how you can improve it's performance in breathing. This video just scratches the surface. If you're someone that struggles with any kind of incontinence whether it's stress or urge incontinence or any kind of pelvic organ prolapse or diastasis recti, working with balanced strength and flexibility in the pelvic floor becomes extra important in your healing process. Word of caution, you don't just want to do kegels if you struggle with any of this. Kegels can make things worse if they're done on a pelvic floor that's tight and weak (which is super common) so learning to release it through breathing, which this video shows you, is the starting point to strengthening it. Also, I talk about stress incontinence in the video. I actually meant to say urge incontinence. Stress incontinence is when you leak urine with a sneeze, laughing etc. Urge incontinence is when you feel like you have to urinate often but not that much comes out or the flow stops and then you realize you still have more to go. Urge incontinence can be a sign of a tight/restricted pelvic floor. A well functioning pelvic floor also allows you to breathe much deeper and remember the deeper you breathe, the deeper you'll go in your journeys so it's well worth it. https://youtu.be/UVGN9aM5UHk

Hi guys For those who could use a little help finding the ideal music for a guided journey.... Just type "Grey's Anatomy" into your Spotify search bar and you'll get all the soundtracks and compilations from past years. Ideal music for the 2nd part of the ark and build-up 😊

Hey awesome community. I really liked the way Richie Bostock summarized the kinds of breathwork with examples and thought I'd share with the group. The following is all verbatim from the book which I highly recommend reading: “Breathwork is when you intentionally become aware of your breath and use it to improve your physical and mental health and performance and your emotional wellbeing. 100's of applications of breathwork and 1000's of techniques 5 kinds of breathwork: 1. Everyday Breathwork - quick techniques you can use throughout the day to quickly change your state. Examples: decrease stress, anxiety and nervousness, create more energy, help to sleep 2. corrective breathwork - techniques to correct your breathing mechanics to improve your day to day breathing.  Examples: learn to breathe diaphragmatically, increase thoracic flexibility 3. performance breathwork - techniques to help you perform better in a physically demanding activity. Examples: increase athletic performance, speed up recovery, improve singing, dancing, acting 4. mind/body breathwork - techniques and practices to further improve your physical, mental and emotional health and vitality. Examples: pranayama, Buteyko technique, Wim Hoff method, techniques for medical issues 5. Integrative breathwork - methods of breathwork for therapeutic purposes, healing and spiritual experience and exploration. Examples: Rebirthing, Holotropic breathwork, Transformational breathwork, Biodynamic breathwork “ If anyone knows how to copy and past from google docs and still keep the formatting, I'm all ears ;)

I need to share this artist with you all. 💜🙏 https://open.spotify.com/artist/5r2JG9bxzdaGLiu4cq9X9t?si=xj_LlPacRPelkrc5UOuUxw&utm_source=copy-link

🚨 Join me next Tuesday December 6th on a deep Transformational Breathwork Journey of connecting with & nurturing your inner child! 📣 I’ve tried to find a time that is inclusive of the majority of time zones and truly hope you can be there! Times: 3pm Jordan, 8pm Bali, +3GMT, 7am EST, 6am CST Allow me to start off by expressing how deeply grateful and excited I am to have this opportunity to guide you through this journey 🤍 We will start off with remembering ourselves as a child to create the initial connection within our memory of our inner child. Our inner child or inner children are aspects of ourselves that often hold the purity and innocence of us before we were bombarded with all the programming and the experiences we have had as we journeyed through our life and learned to wear all our different masks. It is the parts of us that hold the playfulness, nurturing, creativity and unconditional love and compassion within us. This journey is a chance to re-connect with this part or parts of ourselves. In this journey we will be connecting with our inner child in a 5 part process intricately architected to take you through 5 stages throughout the journey while supported and guided along with a very carefully chosen playlist. Through this journey I will be guiding you and holding you within a safe and sacred space as you travel through your timeline. 1. Connecting with the wounded child 🤍💫 2. Returning to innocence 👼 3. Returning to the moment of your birth 👨🏽‍🍼🤱🏽 4. Bringing your inner child with you into the present moment and finally releasing trapped energy through a scream ⚡️ 5. Finding joy and inner peace with yourself reconnected with your inner child and anchoring in the experience with affirmations.🌈 To join this journey use the zoom link below 👇🏻 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81011864412

#Dec 5, 2022 Kundalini Awakening Journey with Reece With every session I realise we are a myriad of such different expression and intensity and each of us have so much to give. We are growing imaginative musical creations to touch everyone's spirit. Thankyou.

I found the book on Audible and you can download for free guys.

I did the Journey for Subconscious Programming last night. Very powerful! I felt an enormous sense of self love and and personal power. Strongly recommend!