Breathwork | Lyme Light

BREATHWORK

Improve focus and increase energy levels
Control emotional regulation and manage stress
Process and release held emotions
Calm the mind and take you to a state of ease

The technique...

I was trained in 2:1 conscious connected breathing, where you breathe continually with no pause between the inhale and exhale to encourage a free-flowing breath using the whole of the respiratory system.

This is how we were born to breathe, with our lungs and diaphragm working subconsciously for maximum benefit for bodily functions like digestion and circulation and stabilising the para-sympathetic nervous system.

The 2:1 technique is a larger inbreath to outbreath promoting more oxygen into the blood cells and balancing carbon dioxide which is vital for helping energy levels, brain function, muscle performance and sleep patterns.

With a full, conscious and connected breath, we can let buried feelings go and welcome in new energy!

My sessions...

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I bring breathwork into all of my sessions by guiding you with a breathing technique that is suited for any emotions and feelings that may arise. I use a combination of nostril breathing which releases emotions from the head, and mouth breathing to release from the body. Along with other powerful techniques for the body that I've learnt - sound vibration, acupressure, tapping, guided visualisations, affirmations and movement.

I can also help identify your breathing pattern and show you how to connect to your breath, so that it’s working in the most beneficial way for your body and mind.

Using breathwork in my practice helps you connect to your body, notice and release any tension, and create an overall sense of relaxation, wellbeing and bliss.

"I was totally new and Nikki showed me what breathwork actually is. Every session felt like a release and left me feeling more relaxed and grounded. She creates such a safe, gentle and judgment-free space — I can't recommend her enough."

Breathing...

Diaphragmatic breathing (belly breathing), is controlled slow deep breaths that engage the diaphragm. This can promote relaxation and reduce stress.

Through life’s experiences we develop unhealthy breathing patterns, such as holding our breath in times of stress, concentration, or fear in an overwhelming experience. Or sometimes just conditioning from how our parents breathe. New breathing patterns develop for instance, “shoulder breathing” by only breathing into your lungs and not from the stomach (diaphragmatic breathing), reversed inhale/exhale or shallow breathing. All these patterns impact your parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, indicating to your body that you are in a state of fight/flight/freeze and unsafe. This makes it difficult to relax or switch off and floods your body with cortisol and adrenaline which over time takes its toll on our bodies and creates exhaustion.

Connecting to our breath throughout the day and learning to breathe efficiently gives us the opportunity to reassure our body that we are safe as well as bring presence in the moment.