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I don’t know about you but I have sometimes lost my equilibrium as I stressed over issues I cannot control in my life, or imagined negative future events. On those days I need conscious connected breathwork more than ever. It’s also on those days that I resist this work more than ever.

Before discovering breathwork, I would sit in my familiar discomfort and gradually lose more and more stability. The consequences of not dealing with my emotions would make me edgy and unsatisfied with life, and then I would wonder ‘how did I get here’?

Now I know better. I find a comfortable place to sit or lie down and I start breathing. No pauses at the top, no pauses at the bottom. The first few minutes are really uncomfortable. As I move through the layers of my mental defenses, I feel as if I am ripping through myself. My mind does not want to give up control and I want to quit. I want my familiar dark. But I push and I embrace the uncertainty of letting go of my mind. It feels risky, but I am brave. Eventually, I surrender to my body and there is no more fragmentation. I become an ocean of waves rising and collapsing into myself.

My mind and body are one, sweet consciousness experiencing itself. What the breath brings I never know until it happens. Sometimes I desire a release but it doesn’t come. Sometimes I set an intention to bring clarity or resolution to a problem, but the breath delivers clarity on something else, unrelated to what I was fussing about. When I finish, the session I am strangely whole and relieved even though my wish for a specific outcome didn’t come to be. The darkness has dissolved. The confusion is gone.

I have come to understand that sometimes in order to resolve one thing, you first have to grasp another truth, which in turn resolves the one you were concerned with. Truth unveils in layers and in a kind of order sometimes. It’s not linear and it’s not black or white. I have learned to let go of outcomes and just focus and trust the breath to illuminate what needs to be revealed. The breath knows better. There is safety in this trust.

The breath is the light, not just on your truth, but on truth itself.

Jasmina

To find out more about Jasmina take a look at her profile in Practitioners Corner

Being in Relationship with your Breath.

One the greatest privileges I have as a Breathing Space Teacher is witnessing the transformation that happens when trainees develop their own relationship with their breath. There is a deep intimacy that expands and spills out into everyday life as the relationship evolves, but it always begins within. It truly is an inside job.

I’m wondering, did you notice how reading this first paragraph made you feel, or what thoughts came up for you, or what happened within your body?

For some of you this deep intimacy with yourself might feel scary, for some it might feel exciting, for some of you it might feel neutral – or maybe natural might be a better description. Whatever you felt, the invitation is not to judge but just to notice. I remember many years ago when I first heard of Shiatsu, a form of body work, the practitioner told me that it can induce emotional responses. I was petrified! It took me months to pluck up the courage to book an appointment, my emotions were so tied up and knotted, I did not want to open that box.

It makes me smile now to remember how our life force often intervenes and you receive what you need. Although I had peaked inside the box many times over the intervening years, the first time I did breathwork I sobbed for the whole session. The box was well and truly open.

To be fair, I had been working in a very cerebral/coaching/counselling kind of way with family grief and loss, so I did need an outlet, indeed as I began my own relationship with the breath, I experienced a whole array of emotions and body talk that has transformed my inner world into a kaleidoscope of colours.

Now, breath is a way of life for me. At a recent family gathering, when anxiety around being with so many people was rising, I paused, and I breathed in a conscious, rhythmic manner for just 1 minute and my whole body, mind and soul relaxed as I found my centre point again. In just 1 minute! It was a living example of how integral my relationship with the breath is in my life, and how impactful it is on my life experience.

As with all relationships, there is ebb and flow, and there is an ongoing commitment required to staying in relationship with the breath. We are just about to start a new group Breathwork Facilitator Training, which I’ll co-teach alongside the Hybrid version of the Breathing Space facilitator training with in-person workshops in York … I digress … As a commitment to myself, and to the trainees who trust me with their journey, and most importantly to the breath, I’m doing the training programme again myself.

One of the first requirements is to write a blog – Why Breathwork, what brought you here? I’m adapting the question slightly to why breathwork, what keeps you here?

The answer is simple – Connection is an inside job.

About the Author – Sharyn-With-A-Why

To find out more about Sharyn, take a look at her profile in Practitioners Corner

A transformative two-hour breathwork workshop – “Lottie seems to be a natural at creating environments where people are able to lean into that vulnerability without fears of judgment or doing things wrong”

Facilitator

Lottie Hall – Breathwork with Lottie

Place / Venue

Lifefitcomplete Studio
10 Port Hall Ave
Brighton BN1 5PL

Date and Time

Sunday 10th of November 11:30-13:30
Sunday 24th of November 11:30-13:30
Sunday 1st of December 11:30-13:30
Sunday 15th of December 11:30-13:30
Sunday 22nd of December 11:30-13:30

Description

A transformative two-hour breathwork workshop. The session begins with a meditation, leading into the 60-minute conscious connected breathwork session, you will be guided by Lottie throughout. There will be time at the end to share and connect with others (optional), alongside grounding exercises and time for a cup of tea.

What attendees have said:

“Almost immediately after the session I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders, it was brilliant.”

“One of my most profound breathwork experiences”

“Lottie seems to be a natural at creating environments where people are able to lean into that vulnerability without fears of judgment or doing things wrong”

Cost and Link for Tickets

Tickets are £25.
Find them on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/breathwork-with-lottie-81511895953

This journey is about reconnecting with who you truly are, beyond the labels and expectations. It’s a space to drop the burdens, heal what no longer serves you, and remember the strength within. 

Facilitator

Lix Kendal @LixElixirBreathwork

Place / Venue

Private WhatsApp Group: A space for daily support, reflections, and connection.

Date and Time

January – April 2025
Sessions: 2 hours fortnightly, bringing focus, healing, and empowerment.

Description

Join us on this journey of awakening, connection, and liberation. Step into a sisterhood where healing becomes a collective experience, and together, we rise. 🌿💫
Are you feeling the weight of trying to “do it all”? Life can feel overwhelming, especially for women balancing so many roles and expectations. For those navigating ADHD, the challenges of peri-menopause, career confusion, or simply the pressure to have everything figured out, it can feel like you’re carrying the world alone. If you’re longing for a space to breathe, reset, and find your inner compass, know that you’re not alone.

This journey is about reconnecting with who you truly are, beyond the labels and expectations. It’s a space to drop the burdens, heal what no longer serves you, and remember the strength within. Through breath, community, and self-discovery, Awakened Women: Journey Through Breath and Spirit invites you to release, renew, and rise in a circle of women who understand.

If you’re ready to step into a sisterhood that honours your journey, we welcome you with open hearts. A supportive space to enable you to find the tools to transform yourself and your world ✨

Does this resonate with you? Are you feeling the call to connect with your inner power, calm your mind, and release the blocks holding you back? This 16 week online journey has been crafted especially for women ready to dive deep, rediscover their strength, and embrace transformation through breath and spirit.

🌸 Course Overview
Each week, we’ll focus on a different chakra, using heart-centred practices and conscious connected breathwork to foster healing and growth. As we move through the chakras, you’ll experience a powerful mix of practices, from grounding in nature and Celtic chanting to visualisations, Ho’oponopono prayer, and the manifestation practices. These modalities will help you shift old patterns, open to self-empowerment, and connect deeply with your inner wisdom.

🌟 What You’ll Gain
A transformative journey through each chakra, from root grounding to crown connection, touching on themes like the heart chakra’s sisterhood healing, the throat chakra’s vocal empowerment, and the third eye’s intuitive visioning.
Practical tools to calm anxiety, release limiting beliefs, and embrace your full self.
Connection with a community of supportive, like-minded women in our private WhatsApp group.
Fortnightly 2-hour sessions, each including heart-centred practices and conscious connected breathwork, allowing you to release, reflect, and empower.

Cost and Link to Tickets

Exchange: £228 (payment plan available – £28 deposit, £50 per month Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb or we can arrange what suits you)
Ready to embark? Feel free to DM for more information or to secure your spot! Places are limited to just 8 women. 💌

What do you enjoy about breathwork and how has it helped you?

Breathwork quite literally saved my life. That sounds dramatic doesn’t it? I have moon in Leo, I need to been seen and heard, and sometimes drama helps! It’s not a lie though, since I’ve found breathwork and built a relationship with my own breath, the suicidal ideations have almost stopped. It’s a little like being in recovery, I think I’ll always travel with depression, but somehow it’s bearable, and even enjoyable, to walk this life with the breath as my companion.

Where did you complete your training (or where are you still in training)?

Graduate Facilitator, Mentor and Teacher at Breathing Space
Licenced Aria Breath Practitioner

Are you trained in any other modalities?

So many! I’m an Accountant and Chartered Manager from my corporate days which I bring into my Cosmic Business Coaching. I’m also an Astrologer, Advanced Soul Plan Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, Tarot Reader, Spiritual Coach and Counsellor to name but a few of the certificates I’ve gathered on this journey of self discovery.

How do they integrate with breathwork?

It’s my view that everything we were before we found breathwork, and everything we do afterwards will all integrate with our breathwork facilitation. In fact I believe we should look into our past and our passions to find our most beautiful path ahead – filled with moments of complete competency and moments of complete terror as we go the edges of our comfort zone (like launching an online magazine for example!)

What is your personal journey?

I live in the North of England, and have a 33-year-old daughter, a grand-dawg called Alan and a grand-baby, who recently arrived earth-side! No pets of my own (partner with allergies; jury is still out on the cat vs. partner debate!!).

I have experienced a successful corporate career (finance, leadership, marketing, and business growth) that didn’t cause any real stress beyond manageable eustress. Being self-employed has almost broken me many times.

Having navigated a breakdown without medical aid (not a recommendation, just my story), I now use nature’s cycles and rhythms to manage all four quadrants of life: body, mind, emotions, and spirit. The breath being the first cycle we encounter and that holds so much magic!

I have incredible resilience built up over many challenges, but it’s only relatively recently, I would say, that I’ve experienced a dark night of the soul. But that’s a story for a chat over a cuppa.

I’m now passionate about bringing the sacred into the mundane, reflecting the wisdom of nature in all aspects of life. Supporting people to find their own place of belonging. Holding space within myself for all parts of me—the accountant, the hippie, the spiritual explorer, and the magician.

I love coffee, box sets on a Sunday afternoon, sitting by the lake, walking in the woods and dark chocolate! When I grow up, I want to be a life alchemist.

What do you stand for, and what do you stand against?

I stand for – Equity and fairness, Freedom, Learning and Exploring

I stand against – Rudeness, Unkindness, Dogma and Judgement

What is your greatest wish for your clients

To remember their true nature and live in stress free alignment. Stress is the silent killer that slowly creeps up on us. My friend warned me for many years, and I just thought she didn’t quite have my resilience. How the not so mighty fell .. with a bump!

To find Soulitude and Peace in the chaos – Creating little pockets of calm each day with the breath, allows the nervous system to rest and reset.

En-life-enment – To live this life in full technicolour. Body, Mind, Emotions and Spirit in harmony with the breath.

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What do you enjoy about breathwork and how has it helped you?

Breathwork has helped me reconnect with myself and usher in the changes necessary to become the person I am today.

Where did you complete your training (or where are you still in training)?

Breathing Space Graduate Facilitator. Second year mentor and teacher student

Are you trained in any other modalities?

Insanely Gifted Teacher from “Bring It!” by Jamie Catto
Advanced Instructor with the Institute for Vocal Advancement
MScR Music from University of Edinburgh

How do they integrate with breathwork?

Voice and breathwork compliment each other so well. Breathwork combines seamlessly with voice work, and voice work can be worked into breathwork techniques depending on the desired outcome! Add breathwork to shadow work and stage fright coaching and you’ve got yourself a powerful modality for change.

What is your greatest wish for your clients

To fulfil their own potential

Contact Details

Where did you complete your training (or where are you still in training)?

I am a trainee Breathwork Facilitator, expecting to graduate my 10 month training in December 2024, Shakti Tracy is my teacher. I’ve got quite a busy practice at the moment. Things are really building up and i’m so excited after having spent 4 years rebuilding my life after having to leave my teaching career.

What do you enjoy about breathwork and how has it helped you?

Oooooo where to begin. It is something we all do – the only system in our body that is both automatic and we can control. It impacts so much on every aspect of our physical and mental well being. The science of the breath astounds me and the woo-woo aspect delights me. I’ve moved mountains – ancestral, generational and childhood trauma. It has enabled me to find me after a very traumatic and life changing injury 4 years ago when i was a teacher. It has give me a new lease of life.

Are you trained in any other modalities?

Im a Master level qualified teacher with 25 years experience working in trauma informed edication settings. Im a qualified Forest Bathing guide. A Reiki Master A qualfied counsellor and art therapist. Im wanting tolearn more about IFS and Spinal Energetics

How do they integrate with breathwork?

All of life integrates with Breathwork! Using my skills and vast experience in teaching and leading, i can not only guide and support using Breathwork to enable and enhance others but i can teach them how to do this for themselves. Through my person centred approach, im happy to coach women along their journey with the breath and help them integrate this into their everyday lives. Im a huge advocate for the poer of nature in our lives and encourage participation in our stunning natural landscapes to drop into themselves and find what they need in the expansive magic we lives amongst. Reiki is a huge part of everything i do in life as everything, including us, is energy and supporting people to vibrate on a frequency that is right for them is such a huge honour.

What is your personal journey?

From a wild youth – raving, partying, being dysregulated and forever searching from some inner peace but constantly self sabotaging, i learnt how to soothe my soul about 12 years ago when I admitted to myself i have some deeply ungrained trauma issue that I hadn’t faced into, even though I had always thought i had. My constant addictions – be in booze, weed, recreational drugs, Horlicks or shopping made me see how much my inner child was searching for something. I became a mum at 18 – was barely an adult myself and i always felt like i was playing ‘catch up’ with life. so at 38 (and 1 divorce and 2 more kids later) I stepped away from the party scene (that my present hubby and i were part of) and took the bold move to work on myself. I was a teacher – teaching in SEND schools and colleges and i felt like i was in a rat race but the money was needed so i combine my own self healing journey with a very busy wife, mum, career woman lifestyle. In 2020, just after the pandemic, when schools returned, i got badly injured in my classroom by a student which led to 2 spinal surgeries and a should surgery. This ended my teaching career abruptly causing great pain and loss. Whilst i was worn out trying to do it all, id worked very hard in my single parent years to get my life on track and was very proud of my Masters level education and my career. I loved all of the students i had worked with and the loss of all of this was hard. In the 4 years since that happened, I’ve had to learn to live with lifelong disability, a lot of pain and a huge amount of upheaval. My tagline, however, about all of this is….’My spine will never be aligned but as a result of that day – my life is now aligned’ Having the time and space to truly…like really ‘do the work’ and start to fully heal has been priceless. Along that journey of rediscovering who i was always meant to be, i came across Conscious Connected Breathwork and it blew me away. Last year, after my 2nd spinal surgery, i signed up to the 10 month coaching training with Breathing Space and my personal and professional transformation has been incredible. I really feel like I’ve found my thing and i want to gift the world the knowledge of what the breath can do for everyone.

What do you stand for, and what do you stand against?

I stand for women – all women everywhere. My aim in life is to be the woman i needed in my younger years. I want to support, guide, stand alongside women working through their own journeys and be there to watch them find the tools to rise. I stand against injustice, hatred, mean behaviour and those that make it their mission to belittle others.

What is your greatest wish for your clients

My wish for them is that they find their ‘thing’. The thing that makes their hearts sing and souls glow.

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What do you enjoy about breathwork and how has it helped you?

Breathwork has been transformative for me because it touches that deep, unseen place where the mind and body intersect – exactly where sensitive souls often feel the weight of the world. As someone who feels everything intensely, I’ve struggled with overwhelming emotions, anxiety, and even fear for most of my life. Breathwork has become more than a practice; it’s a sanctuary where I can soften into my sensitivity rather than fight against it.

In every session, I feel the power of my breath ground and guide me, reshaping how I respond to stress and fear. Breathwork gently connects me with my nervous system, subconscious mind, and neural pathways, creating lasting calm and a sense of rooted confidence that traditional methods never fully reached. For me, it’s about reclaiming this natural tool to lead a life that honours my sensitive nature, and it’s why I’m passionate about helping other sensitive women find their way through breath, too.

Where did you complete your training (or where are you still in training)?

Graduate Facilitator, Mentor and Teacher at Breathing Space
Graduate coach, teacher and facilitator

Are you trained in any other modalities?

Trainee Advanced Instructor – Oxygen Advantage (course complete, case studies in progress).
Professional Coach for HSPs – The Highly Sensitive Human Academy
I am also a qualified holistic therapist (massage, reflexology, although I no longer practice).
I am certified in First Aid and Mental Health First Aid.

How do they integrate with breathwork?

I felt there was an element missing when practicing breathwork, and whilst working/specialising in working with those navigating high sensitivity and often the challenges that arise with this – anxiety, overwhelm, extreme emotions. Coaching has given me a more solid base to work with the mind – mindset and mindfulness – as well as the body through breathwork. We are one, and to be able to integrate the two I feel is imperative. I am also trained in both esoteric, and very science based breathwork, again, I feel the necessity and importance of understanding the full spectrum of breathwork here to best help those that need it.

What is your personal journey?

I’ve spent much of my life navigating the intensity of being a highly sensitive person in a world that often values resilience and hustle over sensitivity and rest. For years, I felt like my sensitivity was a burden, something I had to hide or fix. Society’s unspoken rules had me in a cycle of pushing down emotions, overriding my needs, and constantly striving to fit in a mould that just wasn’t meant for me.

But then, I reached a breaking point – a place of overwhelming burnout, anxiety, and an exhaustion that went soul-deep. It was in this low that I discovered the power of breathwork, embodiment, and gentle self-care. Through these practices, I began to reconnect with myself, finding that my sensitivity wasn’t a weakness; it was my strength, my superpower. I’ve had to unlearn a lot, redefine my relationship with fear, and embrace slowness as a guiding force in my life.

Now, I’ve created a life that supports who I truly am – a life that honours rest, healing, and the beauty of softness. And I’m passionate about helping other sensitive women find that same freedom, to come home to themselves without shame, embracing the quiet power within.

What do you stand for, and what do you stand against?

For :- I stand for a world in which sensitivity is respected and celebrated as strength, where women feel empowered to embrace their gentle power and pursue slow, meaningful growth. I believe in creating spaces that nurture compassion, authentic expression, and self-connection. I’m devoted to helping sensitive women find balance, strength, and resilience, offering a path that honours the natural rhythms of our bodies and minds. In a world that often demands too much, I stand for gentle courage, connection to nature, and holistic healing.

Against :- I stand against the relentless pressure to fit into fast-paced, disconnecting norms that undervalue rest, healing, and our emotional wellbeing. I oppose the societal demands for constant self-improvement that lead to self-abandonment and burnout. I reject the idea that sensitivity is a weakness to be overcome. I stand firmly against systems that shame our natural sensitivity and resilience, and I oppose the shallow solutions that treat complex emotions with dismissal rather than depth. Instead, I advocate for depth, self-compassion, and the freedom to feel and heal authentically.

What is your greatest wish for your clients

My greatest wish for my clients is for them to find a life of peace, clarity, and self-acceptance that feels completely true to who they are. I hope they discover the beauty in their sensitivity and see it not as something to overcome, but as a deep well of strength, intuition, and insight. I wish for them to build a loving relationship with themselves – one that honours rest, joy, and resilience, free from shame or societal pressures, and free from crippling anxiety, overwhelm and a distrust of the self. Above all, I want them to feel empowered to lead lives that feel rich and nourishing, not despite their sensitivity, or sensitive parts but because of it.

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What do you enjoy about breathwork and how has it helped you?

I love absolutely everything about breathwork. The power of the breath, what it brings, and what it can teach us never fails to amaze me. Breathwork has helped me the most with grief. It helped me become friends with it, rather than fearing and repressing it. It helped me understand and connect with myself, teaching me that I am strong enough to face whatever is thrown at me.

Where did you complete your training (or where are you still in training)?

Graduate Facilitator, and 2nd Year Mentor and Teacher at Breathing Space

What is your personal journey?

I came to breathwork through a bit of an unconventional way. I was on a placement year from university, working in an NHS immunopsychiatry clinic, and my supervisor offered me a selection of projects to become a research assistant for. A project on breathwork caught my eye, and joined the research team for the first year and then creating my own breathwork research project for my final year dissertation. All through this I still hadn’t actually tried breathwork. After learning every in and out of breathwork, I was really apprehensive as I knew I had a lot to come out and I didn’t feel ready to face it.
I was invited to a session (by none other than Duncan Bailey of Breathing Space) and fell in love.
Yes a LOT was released but, as we know, the breath never takes us where we are not ready to go, and I began to foster a relationship of trust and strength within myself. This grew with every breathwork session and eventually i knew this was something I had to train in and share with the world.
I graduated at the beginning of October 2024 and run (almost) weekly sessions now. Every session teaches me more and more, and allows my love for breathwork to grow exponentially.

What do you stand for, and what do you stand against?

I stand for safety, comfort, love, creativity, non-judgement, respect of boundaries.

I stand against prejudice and judgement.

What is your greatest wish for your clients

My greatest wish for my clients is that they are able to release their trauma, heal their emotional wounds, and awaken their power within.

Contact Details

website :- www.breathworkwithlottie.co.uk

email :- lottiebreathwork@gmail.com

instagram :- @breathwork_with_lottie

tiktok :- @breathwork.lottie

Where did you complete your training (or where are you still in training)?

My name is Jasmina. I am currently studying in the Apprentice Pathway program with Breathing Space.

What do you enjoy about breathwork and how has it helped you?

I love everything about breathwork. It has solved ailments for me that medicine could not. It has freed me from outdated, useless mind programs and enabled me to be more grounded and centred.

Are you trained in any other modalities?

Oxygen Advantage Functional Breathing Instructor

What is your greatest wish for your clients

To find something deeper within themselves. To discover their inner healer and let the breath remind them of who they really are.

Contact Details

instagram :- la_jasmin_a369