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WHAT EXACTLY IS BREATHWORK?

Most of us breathe all day without ever thinking about it. But the moment you begin changing your breathing on purpose, the breath becomes something more than an automatic function.

Breathwork is the intentional use of breathing patterns to influence your experience in the moment. Depending on the technique, that may mean slowing the breath down, deepening it, connecting it into a rhythm, or using a more activating pattern for a period of time.

There is no single “correct” breathwork pattern. Different techniques are designed to create different experiences, and the technique should match the purpose.

Instead of waiting for your emotional or physical state to change your breathing, breathwork intentionally changes your breathing to influence your state.
THE BREATH IS THE TOOL
Breathwork begins by intentionally changing one or more basic qualities of the way you breathe.
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PACE Slower or faster
DEPTH Gentle or deeper
RHYTHM Natural or patterned
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES USE DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS.

BREATHWORK AT A GLANCE

Before getting into specific techniques, here are four simple ideas that make breathwork easier to understand.

INTENTIONAL BREATHING

You deliberately change the pace, depth, or rhythm of your breathing for a reason.

DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES

Some practices are slow and calming. Others are deeper, rhythmic, or more activating.

DIFFERENT LENGTHS

A breathing exercise may last two minutes, while a guided journey may last much longer.

DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES

No two sessions have to feel the same, and there is no prize for having a dramatic experience.

THE BREATH IS THE TOOL. THE TECHNIQUE DEPENDS ON THE PURPOSE.
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