Breathwork

Quick research revealed numerous benefits of breathwork: it improves both physical and mental health. It balances blood pressure and heart rate, strengthens the immune system, improves digestion, and regulates hormones. This list already looks impressive, but there’s much more. Breathwork reduces PTSD, anxiety, and symptoms of depression. It also betters focus, sleep quality,and mood in general. The effects and effectiveness depend on the initial problems one has and the willingness to face and solve them during the breathwork session.

I went to the breathwork circle just to see what it is with no particular problem on my mind.

In the beginning, we were asked to think of are quest for the session. I thought I wanted to learn to let it go. Life has been pretty rough lately and it’s hard to control. If you want to trust the universe Bali must be the best place to learn how to do it.

When it was my turn to voice my request, I said I was inviting in freedom.

Freedom of control, freedom of anxiety, freedom of doubts. -I added to myself.

The atmosphere was perfect for a spiritual experience: rice fields around, scents, and the right music under an exquisite bamboo roof. Mattresses were placed in a circle so many people could have this experience together and share it with each other. We started with walking, bringing consciousness to every part of our bodies, and getting to know other participants. Then there was a short instruction and demonstration of what we were going to do.

The important phrase that helped me the most during the session was “No matter what happens at the highest point you will always go back to normal. Everyone does.”

I wasn’t quite getting it at first but it got to me later.

Then everyone laid down on their mattresses and started breathing according to the instruction. There were people who were assisting us during the session, and guiding into the right rhythm. For the first couple of minutes, I was a bit confused. Am I just going to lie here and breathe? Is this the infamous awakening? OK, trust the process.

After some time, I started feeling tension on my face, and spasms in my muscles, it was spreading down to my chest, to my arms and hands.After some time tension became so strong that it scared me. No matter what happens now I will get back to normal, it’s scary only because I make it scary.

What if I just let it go?

One of the assistants came to me and told me that it was ok, I was going to be just fine, anything that was happening to me was accepted, I was accepted. That gave me another boost of confidence and power to keep going. A couple of times I laughed for no particular reason. Maybe it was some mystique emotional release or, as I explained to myself, I was just too happy to go through hardships and still be fine, to have people by my side to help me at my lowest.

After we all came back to the present, we shared our experiences. I had to admit breathwork was exactly what I needed to learn to let go of control. Until the end of the day, I felt a little bit high on oxygen, full of love and insights. Yes, just breathing. 

Thanks to Breathwork Bali for the breathwork session and help with the article. Here you can have a safe and enjoyable breathwork experience provided by professionals.

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